Exam 2: Cellular Regulation

The nurse is preparing a seminar that discusses the risk and incidence of cancer and culture.What information is considered culturally correct when teaching about the risk of developing cancer? Select all that apply.

During a routine physical examination of a client's lungs,the nurse notes a small,fleshy bump on the client's upper chest.What should the nurse suspect as the cause of this finding on the client's skin?

The nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing diagnostic tests to rule out lung cancer.The client asks the nurse why a computed tomography (CT)scan was ordered.What is the best response by the nurse?

A pediatric client is receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia.While providing care for this client,which clinical manifestations would indicate tumor lysis syndrome? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to a client who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.The nurse is providing education regarding the possible treatment options.Which options will the nurse include in the teaching session? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing an educational program on risk factors for the development of prostate cancer.Which information will the nurse include as being the greatest risk factor for developing prostate cancer?

The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with cancer.Which diagnostic tests may be helpful to assist with treatment options? Select all that apply.

A nursing student is preparing an educational program on hemolytic anemia for the residents of an assisted-living center.Which extrinsic causes of hemolytic anemia should the student include in the program? Select all that apply.

A client receiving radiation therapy as treatment for colorectal cancer is experiencing nausea and vomiting.What should the nurse encourage the client to do?

The nurse is caring for an older adult client who is very thin and emaciated.The client reports new onset of shortness of breath.A chest x-ray reveals a spot on the lungs that the physician believes is an inoperable lung cancer.Due to the client's poor nutritional status,chemotherapy is not an option.The health care provider also believes that the location of the cancer would make radiation therapy unsuccessful.In advocating for this client,what should the nurse encourage the healthcare team to do?

During a treatment meeting on an oncology unit,the nurse learns that a client is scheduled for chemotherapy before and after surgery.What are the purposes for this client to receive chemotherapy at these specific times? Select all that apply.

A client being treated for cancer has a tumor designation of Stage IV,T4,N3,M 1.What does this staging indicate to the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a client with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)who is neutropenic.Which interventions will the nurse implement to ensure this client's safety? Select all that apply.

An African-American client tells the nurse of plans to bask in the sun on an upcoming vacation.The nurse questions the client about sunscreen use.Which response indicates the client needs further education?

The nurse instructs a group of community members on the difference between benign and malignant neoplasms.Which participant statements indicate that teaching has been effective? Select all that apply.

The nurse instructs a group of community members about ways to reduce the development of cancer.Which participant statements indicate that teaching has been effective? Select all that apply.

A nurse educator is teaching a group of parents how to prevent a sickle cell crisis in the child with sickle cell disease.What should the nurse instruct about the precipitating factors that could contribute to a sickle cell crisis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with leukemia who is experiencing neutropenia as a result of chemotherapy.Which action should the nurse include in the plan of care for this client?

A client with terminal colon cancer is refusing all food and fluids.The client has a living will that states no artificial nutrition is to be provided; however,the family is asking for a gastrostomy tube.What should the nurse do?

The nurse is caring for a school-aged child who had a bone marrow transplant for the treatment of leukemia several weeks ago.The child requires protective isolation.Which statement by the child's family indicates understanding of this type of isolation?