Exam 56: Care of the Patient with Cancer

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

Nursing interventions for the nursing diagnosis of Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements would include all these except:

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

How would the nurse explain to the patient who is taking cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), an alkylating agent, about how the medication works?

A patient, age 63, has terminal cancer of the liver and is cared for by his wife at home. His abdominal pain has become increasingly severe, and he now says it is intense most of the time. The nurse recognizes that teaching regarding pain management has been effective based on which measure implemented by this patient?

Select the foods that are recommended for prevention of colorectal cancer in men. (Select all that apply.)

A male patient is undergoing external radiation therapy on an outpatient basis for treatment of Hodgkin disease. After 2 weeks of treatment, he tells the nurse that he is so tired he can hardly get out of bed in the morning. Which is an appropriate goal?

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

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 nursing diagnosis for the plan of care?

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

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 seven warning signals include:

A patient has developed stomatitis from chemotherapy. What should the appropriate intervention for this condition include?

A ___________ test screens for occult blood in the stool.

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

The nurse knows which of the following to be characteristics of malignant tumors?

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

Which of the following are nursing interventions for the nursing diagnosis of Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements? (Select all that apply.)

A patient, age 39, receiving chemotherapy for treatment of her cancer has a white blood cell count of 1600/mm³. This finding requires nursing interventions to provide which of the following?

Which of the following men should be highest priority for referral for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA)?