Adult Oncology Nursing ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. What are the common signs and symptoms of adult cancer?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Adult cancer may present with unexplained weight loss, fatigue,
persistent pain, fever, lumps or swelling, changes in skin color, and bleeding or bruising.
Nurses monitor vital signs, lab results, and patient-reported symptoms. Early recognition is
essential for timely diagnosis and treatment. Patient education focuses on reporting new
symptoms promptly and adhering to follow-up care. Supportive care includes pain
management, nutritional support, and psychosocial counseling. Screening and routine check-
ups improve early detection and outcomes. Continuous monitoring ensures patient safety and
early intervention.
2. How is adult chemotherapy administered and monitored?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Chemotherapy is administered orally, intravenously, or via
injection depending on the drug and cancer type. Nurses monitor vital signs, lab values,
infusion reactions, and side effects. Patient education focuses on medication adherence,
infection prevention, and managing side effects. Supportive care includes hydration,
antiemetics, and nutritional support. Early recognition of complications such as neutropenia
prevents serious infections. Continuous monitoring ensures safe and effective therapy.
Collaboration with oncologists ensures individualized treatment plans.
3. What are the nursing priorities for a patient with neutropenia during cancer treatment?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Priorities include monitoring for infection, temperature, vital
signs, and lab results (especially neutrophil counts). Nurses assess signs of sepsis, respiratory
distress, and skin or mucosal lesions. Management includes protective isolation, prophylactic
antibiotics, and strict hand hygiene. Patient education focuses on avoiding crowds, reporting
fever immediately, and personal hygiene. Supportive care includes hydration, nutrition, and
psychosocial support. Early intervention prevents severe infections and complications.
Continuous monitoring ensures patient safety and effective care.
4. How is adult radiation therapy administered and monitored?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Radiation therapy is delivered externally or internally
depending on cancer type. Nurses monitor skin reactions, fatigue, lab values, and vital signs.
Patient education focuses on skin care, protecting treated areas, and recognizing side effects.
Supportive care includes nutrition, hydration, pain management, and emotional support. Early
recognition of complications prevents severe tissue damage. Continuous monitoring ensures
, therapy effectiveness and patient safety. Collaboration with radiation oncologists ensures
individualized treatment plans.
5. What are the common side effects of adult chemotherapy?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Side effects include nausea, vomiting, alopecia, fatigue,
myelosuppression, mucositis, and neuropathy. Nurses monitor vital signs, lab results,
nutritional intake, and signs of infection. Management includes antiemetics, hydration, pain
control, and infection prevention. Patient education focuses on reporting side effects,
adhering to medications, and self-care strategies. Supportive care includes psychological
support, nutritional guidance, and symptom management. Early intervention improves quality
of life and treatment adherence. Continuous monitoring ensures safe and effective therapy.
6. How is adult pain managed in oncology nursing?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Pain management includes assessing pain using standardized
scales, administering analgesics, and using adjuvant therapies. Nurses monitor pain severity,
medication effectiveness, and side effects. Patient education focuses on reporting pain,
medication adherence, and non-pharmacologic techniques. Supportive care includes
relaxation techniques, physiotherapy, and psychosocial support. Early and effective pain
management improves quality of life. Continuous monitoring ensures adequate analgesia and
safety. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams ensures individualized pain control.
7. What are the nursing priorities for a patient with chemotherapy-induced nausea and
vomiting (CINV)?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Priorities include monitoring fluid and electrolyte balance,
nutritional status, vital signs, and patient comfort. Nurses assess onset, frequency, and
severity of nausea and vomiting. Management includes antiemetics, hydration, dietary
modifications, and complementary therapies. Patient education focuses on recognizing
triggers, adhering to medications, and self-care strategies. Supportive care includes emotional
support, nutritional counseling, and monitoring for dehydration. Early intervention prevents
complications and improves adherence. Continuous monitoring ensures patient safety and
symptom relief.
8. How is adult neutropenic fever managed?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Management includes prompt assessment, broad-spectrum
antibiotics, IV fluids, and close monitoring of vitals and labs. Nurses monitor temperature,
white blood cell counts, signs of infection, and hemodynamic stability. Patient education
focuses on reporting fever immediately, hand hygiene, and infection prevention. Supportive
care includes hydration, nutrition, and psychosocial support. Early intervention prevents
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. What are the common signs and symptoms of adult cancer?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Adult cancer may present with unexplained weight loss, fatigue,
persistent pain, fever, lumps or swelling, changes in skin color, and bleeding or bruising.
Nurses monitor vital signs, lab results, and patient-reported symptoms. Early recognition is
essential for timely diagnosis and treatment. Patient education focuses on reporting new
symptoms promptly and adhering to follow-up care. Supportive care includes pain
management, nutritional support, and psychosocial counseling. Screening and routine check-
ups improve early detection and outcomes. Continuous monitoring ensures patient safety and
early intervention.
2. How is adult chemotherapy administered and monitored?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Chemotherapy is administered orally, intravenously, or via
injection depending on the drug and cancer type. Nurses monitor vital signs, lab values,
infusion reactions, and side effects. Patient education focuses on medication adherence,
infection prevention, and managing side effects. Supportive care includes hydration,
antiemetics, and nutritional support. Early recognition of complications such as neutropenia
prevents serious infections. Continuous monitoring ensures safe and effective therapy.
Collaboration with oncologists ensures individualized treatment plans.
3. What are the nursing priorities for a patient with neutropenia during cancer treatment?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Priorities include monitoring for infection, temperature, vital
signs, and lab results (especially neutrophil counts). Nurses assess signs of sepsis, respiratory
distress, and skin or mucosal lesions. Management includes protective isolation, prophylactic
antibiotics, and strict hand hygiene. Patient education focuses on avoiding crowds, reporting
fever immediately, and personal hygiene. Supportive care includes hydration, nutrition, and
psychosocial support. Early intervention prevents severe infections and complications.
Continuous monitoring ensures patient safety and effective care.
4. How is adult radiation therapy administered and monitored?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Radiation therapy is delivered externally or internally
depending on cancer type. Nurses monitor skin reactions, fatigue, lab values, and vital signs.
Patient education focuses on skin care, protecting treated areas, and recognizing side effects.
Supportive care includes nutrition, hydration, pain management, and emotional support. Early
recognition of complications prevents severe tissue damage. Continuous monitoring ensures
, therapy effectiveness and patient safety. Collaboration with radiation oncologists ensures
individualized treatment plans.
5. What are the common side effects of adult chemotherapy?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Side effects include nausea, vomiting, alopecia, fatigue,
myelosuppression, mucositis, and neuropathy. Nurses monitor vital signs, lab results,
nutritional intake, and signs of infection. Management includes antiemetics, hydration, pain
control, and infection prevention. Patient education focuses on reporting side effects,
adhering to medications, and self-care strategies. Supportive care includes psychological
support, nutritional guidance, and symptom management. Early intervention improves quality
of life and treatment adherence. Continuous monitoring ensures safe and effective therapy.
6. How is adult pain managed in oncology nursing?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Pain management includes assessing pain using standardized
scales, administering analgesics, and using adjuvant therapies. Nurses monitor pain severity,
medication effectiveness, and side effects. Patient education focuses on reporting pain,
medication adherence, and non-pharmacologic techniques. Supportive care includes
relaxation techniques, physiotherapy, and psychosocial support. Early and effective pain
management improves quality of life. Continuous monitoring ensures adequate analgesia and
safety. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams ensures individualized pain control.
7. What are the nursing priorities for a patient with chemotherapy-induced nausea and
vomiting (CINV)?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Priorities include monitoring fluid and electrolyte balance,
nutritional status, vital signs, and patient comfort. Nurses assess onset, frequency, and
severity of nausea and vomiting. Management includes antiemetics, hydration, dietary
modifications, and complementary therapies. Patient education focuses on recognizing
triggers, adhering to medications, and self-care strategies. Supportive care includes emotional
support, nutritional counseling, and monitoring for dehydration. Early intervention prevents
complications and improves adherence. Continuous monitoring ensures patient safety and
symptom relief.
8. How is adult neutropenic fever managed?
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ Management includes prompt assessment, broad-spectrum
antibiotics, IV fluids, and close monitoring of vitals and labs. Nurses monitor temperature,
white blood cell counts, signs of infection, and hemodynamic stability. Patient education
focuses on reporting fever immediately, hand hygiene, and infection prevention. Supportive
care includes hydration, nutrition, and psychosocial support. Early intervention prevents
