Exam 2: Cellular Regulation

The nursing is preparing to discharge a client recovering from prostate surgery for cancer.What should the nurse emphasize when teaching this client?

A nurse is caring for a client recovering from a wedge resection of the left lung for a tumor.What would be appropriate goals for the nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client with cancer.The nurse teaches the client about which potentially undesirable cellular alterations that can occur during the cell cycle? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with skin cancer.Which nursing interventions will reduce the growth of cancer cells and support normal cell function? Select all that apply.

A client shows the nurse a new sore on the forearm that has been increasing in size and will not heal.Which characteristics could indicate to the nurse that this sore is a malignant neoplasm? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a group of community members about preventing skin cancer.Which participant would be at the greatest risk for skin cancer?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client with iron deficiency anemia who is experiencing glossitis.Which statements will the nurse include in the discharge teaching for this client? Select all that apply.

A client complaining of mouth soreness had gastric bypass surgery 1 year ago.During the assessment,the nurse notes the client's tongue is beefy,red,and smooth and the client's skin appears yellowish.Which additional information is most likely needed before diagnosing this client?

The nurse is speaking with a client who wants information regarding colorectal cancer.Which statement indicates the client understood the information presented by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client who returns to the unit following transurethral resection of the prostate due to prostate cancer with a three-way Foley catheter in place.The client states that he has the urge to urinate and wants the catheter removed.The nurse knows that this feeling is caused by spasms.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is instructing a client with iron deficiency anemia about appropriate menu choices.Which diet choice indicates that teaching has been effective?

A nurse is screening a client for prostate cancer.Which assessment findings would cause the nurse to suspect that the client has prostate cancer? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who has had a double-barrel colostomy.Which is true regarding the proximal stoma? Select all that apply.

While completing a physical examination,the nurse suspects a client has breast cancer.What did the nurse assess in this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client who has recently been diagnosed with skin cancer.The client is tearful and states,"How did I get skin cancer? I don't believe in tanning!" Which response by the nurse is indicated at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client with metastatic breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.Even though the prognosis is poor,the client tells the nurse that the plan is to do everything to survive.How should the nurse respond to this client?

The nurse is teaching a 34-year-old client with client who has a sister and mother with a history of breast cancer about early screening for the health problem.Which should the nurse include in this teaching? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with sickle cell anemia.The nurse teaches the client that the inherited alteration of which type of hemoglobin causes the abnormal shape to the red blood cell?

A client has just been told that a colectomy and ileostomy are needed to treat a new diagnosis of colon cancer.Which diagnosis should the nurse use to plan this client's preoperative nursing care?

A client recovering from surgery to place a permanent colostomy as treatment for colon cancer is concerned that her spouse will no longer find her sexually attractive.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?