Oncology Nursing Final Exam Review -
Important Concepts & Questions with
correct Answers
, 1. Which of the following managements is not statements of the student nurse requires
included for a patient taking chemotherapeutic additional teaching? *
a. Teletherapy is radiation from an external
drugs? *
source
a. Limit exposure of pregnant visitors
b. Brachytherapy can be administered via oral
b. Protect client from infection
or IV
c. Allow client to use make up and wig
c. Brachytherapy is a radiation from inside the
d. Administer IVF as ordered
patient’s body
2. A patient from the oncology unit asks the d. Chemotherapy can kill cancer cells
nurse about metastasis. Which of the following
7. Which of the following statements by the
statements by the nurse requires immediate
oncology nurse displays understanding about
intervention by the head nurse? *
a. Metastasis is the replication of cells antineoplastic medications? *
b. Metastasis can happen in most parts of the a. Chemotherapy is not going to spread
body throughout the body
c. The replication of cancer cells and travel from b. Chemotherapy affects the immune system
one area to another c. Chemotherapy is specific to cancer cells only
d. Metastasis is the spread of cancer cells d. Chemotherapy makes the patient radioactive
3. The cells of a normal individual can replicate 8. A nurse knows that the patient with stage 3
in a specified rate. If the rate of replication based on Ann-arber staging has: *
a. 2 or more lymph node involvement and
becomes uncontrollable, which of the following is outside the lymph nodes
b. 2 or meore lymph node involvement on one
lacking from the patient? *
side of the body
a. Apoptosis
c. 2 or more lymph nodes on the breasts
b. Contact inhibition
d. 2 or more lymph node involvement on both
c. Stable cells
sides of the body
d. Labile cells
9. Which of the following is a correct statement
4. A nurse enters the room of a patient with
by the nurse to a patient under radiation
bladder cancer. The patient asks the nurse about
therapy *
the actions of chemotherapeutic drugs. Which of
a. Brachytherapy can be visited by a pregnant
the following statements by the nurse is nurse
b. Teletherapy makes the patient radioactive
correct? * c. Brachytherapy is an internal radiation
a. Chemotherapeutic drugs will kill all of your
d. Teletherapy requires that you flush feces
cancer cells properly since feces is source of radiation
b. Chemotherapeutic medications are attracted
mostly to slowly dividing cells
c. Chemotherapy can cure cancer 10. A nurse knows that normal cells: *
d. Chemotherapy is specifically destroying a. Have no functions
cancer cells b. Have larger nucleus
c. Have apoptosis
d. Have dark colored nucleus
5. All of the following are warning signs of
cancer except: * 1. A patient admitted with cancer asks the nurse
a. Patient palpates a bump on the sides of the
breast about the difference between chemotherapy and
b. Bruises are found in the body that client radiation therapy. Which of the following
cannot explain
c. Patient often complains of impaired digestion responses by the nurse indicates a need for
d. Patient has blood tinged sputum further teaching? *
a. Chemotherapy kills cancer cells
6. The patient is anxious about subjection to b. Radiation therapy can be internal or external
c. Radiation therapy is often external
radiation therapy. Which of the following
Important Concepts & Questions with
correct Answers
, 1. Which of the following managements is not statements of the student nurse requires
included for a patient taking chemotherapeutic additional teaching? *
a. Teletherapy is radiation from an external
drugs? *
source
a. Limit exposure of pregnant visitors
b. Brachytherapy can be administered via oral
b. Protect client from infection
or IV
c. Allow client to use make up and wig
c. Brachytherapy is a radiation from inside the
d. Administer IVF as ordered
patient’s body
2. A patient from the oncology unit asks the d. Chemotherapy can kill cancer cells
nurse about metastasis. Which of the following
7. Which of the following statements by the
statements by the nurse requires immediate
oncology nurse displays understanding about
intervention by the head nurse? *
a. Metastasis is the replication of cells antineoplastic medications? *
b. Metastasis can happen in most parts of the a. Chemotherapy is not going to spread
body throughout the body
c. The replication of cancer cells and travel from b. Chemotherapy affects the immune system
one area to another c. Chemotherapy is specific to cancer cells only
d. Metastasis is the spread of cancer cells d. Chemotherapy makes the patient radioactive
3. The cells of a normal individual can replicate 8. A nurse knows that the patient with stage 3
in a specified rate. If the rate of replication based on Ann-arber staging has: *
a. 2 or more lymph node involvement and
becomes uncontrollable, which of the following is outside the lymph nodes
b. 2 or meore lymph node involvement on one
lacking from the patient? *
side of the body
a. Apoptosis
c. 2 or more lymph nodes on the breasts
b. Contact inhibition
d. 2 or more lymph node involvement on both
c. Stable cells
sides of the body
d. Labile cells
9. Which of the following is a correct statement
4. A nurse enters the room of a patient with
by the nurse to a patient under radiation
bladder cancer. The patient asks the nurse about
therapy *
the actions of chemotherapeutic drugs. Which of
a. Brachytherapy can be visited by a pregnant
the following statements by the nurse is nurse
b. Teletherapy makes the patient radioactive
correct? * c. Brachytherapy is an internal radiation
a. Chemotherapeutic drugs will kill all of your
d. Teletherapy requires that you flush feces
cancer cells properly since feces is source of radiation
b. Chemotherapeutic medications are attracted
mostly to slowly dividing cells
c. Chemotherapy can cure cancer 10. A nurse knows that normal cells: *
d. Chemotherapy is specifically destroying a. Have no functions
cancer cells b. Have larger nucleus
c. Have apoptosis
d. Have dark colored nucleus
5. All of the following are warning signs of
cancer except: * 1. A patient admitted with cancer asks the nurse
a. Patient palpates a bump on the sides of the
breast about the difference between chemotherapy and
b. Bruises are found in the body that client radiation therapy. Which of the following
cannot explain
c. Patient often complains of impaired digestion responses by the nurse indicates a need for
d. Patient has blood tinged sputum further teaching? *
a. Chemotherapy kills cancer cells
6. The patient is anxious about subjection to b. Radiation therapy can be internal or external
c. Radiation therapy is often external
radiation therapy. Which of the following
