Warning signs and symptoms of lung cancer include persistent cough, bloody sputum, dyspnea, and which of the other following symptoms? A. Generalized weakness B. Recurrent pleural effusion C. Dizziness D. Hypotension Correct Answer: B. Recurrent pleural effusion Option B: If cancer is suspected in the lungs, it… Read More »
Nurse April is teaching a group of women to perform breast self-examination. The nurse should explain that the purpose of performing the examination is to discover: A. Fibrocystic masses B. Changes from previous self-examinations C. Areas of thickness or fullness D. Cancerous lumps Correct Answer: B. Changes… Read More »
The nurse is preparing Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide). Safe handling of the drug should be implemented to protect the nurse from injury. Which of the following actions by the nurse should be corrected? A. The nurse should wear a mask and gloves B. Air bubbles should be expelled on wet cotton C. Review order… Read More »
The nurse has identified the nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to altered taste sensation in a patient with lung cancer who has had a 10% loss in weight. An appropriate nursing intervention that addresses the etiology of this problem is to A. Add strained baby meats to foods such… Read More »
A centrally located tumor would produce which of the following symptoms? A. Shoulder pain B. Pleuritic pain C. Coughing D. Hemoptysis Correct Answer: C. Coughing Option C: Centrally located pulmonary tumors are found in the upper airway (vocal cords) and usually obstruct airflow, producing such symptoms as… Read More »
A client, age 41, visits the gynecologist. After examining her, the physician suspects cervical cancer. The nurse reviews the client’s history for risk factors for this disease. Which history finding is a risk factor for cervical cancer? A. Pregnancy complicated with eclampsia at age 27 B. Spontaneous abortion at age 19 C.… Read More »
Neoplasm can be classified as either benign or malignant. The following are characteristics of malignant tumor apart from: A. Encapsulated B. Infiltrates surrounding tissues C. Metastasis D. Poorly differentiated cells Correct Answer: A. Encapsulated Option A: Benign: grows slowly, localized, encapsulated, well-differentiated cells, no metastasis, not harmful… Read More »
After the nurse has explained the purpose of and schedule for chemotherapy to a 23-year-old patient who recently received a diagnosis of acute leukemia, the patient asks the nurse to repeat the information. Based on this assessment, which nursing diagnosis is most likely for the patient? A. Risk for ineffective health maintenance related to… Read More »
Which of the following interventions is the key to increasing the survival rates of clients with lung cancer? A. High-dose chemotherapy B. Early bronchoscopy C. Smoking cessation D. Early detection Correct Answer: D. Early detection Option D: Early detection of cancer when the cells may be premalignant… Read More »
A female client is receiving methotrexate (Mexate), 12 g/m2 I.V., to treat osteogenic carcinoma. During methotrexate therapy, the nurse expects the client to receive which other drug to protect normal cells? A. Tabloid (thioguanine) B. Cytosar-U (cytarabine) C. Wellcovorin (leucovorin or citrovorum factor or folinic acid) D. Benemid (probenecid) … Read More »