Exam 57: Care of the Patient With Cancer

A patient who has malignant cancer secondary to a high-grade lymphoma has been admitted with muscle weakness,tetany,paresthesia,and convulsion.The nurse notices the patient is being treated for tumor lysis syndrome (TLS)and initial treatment has not been successful.What should the nurse tell the family is the next step in treatment?

Nursing interventions for the patient problem of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements would include all these except:

A female patient,age 59,has lost 10 lb in the first 3 weeks of her chemotherapy and does not eat because nothing tastes good.What would be the appropriate patient problem for the plan of care?

The difference between an excisional biopsy and an incisional biopsy is that an excisional biopsy involves the:

What happens during the process of immunosurveillance?

Using the TNM staging classification system,what does a tumor staged as T4N3M2 mean?

The nurse instructs a patient who has been smoking for 5 years about the warning signs of cancer.The nurse tells him that one of cancer's eight warning signals include:

There is a risk of nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy and targeted therapy.Which of the following sets of drugs used for cancer treatment represent a high risk in this regard?

How do cancer cells differ from normal cells? (Select all that apply. )

Which statement is most appropriate for a nurse to tell a patient before insertion of the radioactive implant?

The nurse remarks that the American Cancer Society (ACS)reports that cancer is the ______ leading cause of death in the United States.

The American Cancer Society recommends a clinical breast examination by a health care professional for women between the age of 20 and 39 years every ________ years.

What is the function of organizations like The Lost Chord Club,Reach for Recovery,and I Can Cope?

Why is seeking medical attention when any cancer warning signs occur frequently delayed?

The nurse caring for a patient who is being treated for cancer of the cervix by a radioactive implant discovers that the applicator with the radioactive material has become dislodged and is lying in the bed between the patient's legs.What should the nurse do?

Which of the following are thrombocytopenic precautions?

A patient,age 56,has been advised that his prostate-specific antigen (PSA)level is elevated.The health care provider then performed a digital rectal examination (DRE).What should the next definitive diagnostic test be?

A ___________ test screens for occult blood in the stool.

The nurse explains to a 43-year-old patient with a benign tumor in her right breast that a benign tumor differs from a malignant tumor in that benign tumors:

How many minutes of daily exercise does the American Cancer Society recommend as a prevention of cancer?