PN NCLEX 6th Edition-Adult Health/Onocolgy
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The nurse is developing a plan of Elevate the affected arm on a pillow.
care for a client following a radical
mastectomy and includes measures
that will assist in preventing
lymphedema of the affected arm.
The nurse should include which
action to prevent this complication?
The nurse is reinforcing instructions "Do the examination after a warm bath or shower.
to a group of high school males in a
health class about how to perform a
testicular self-examination (TSE). The
nurse should make which statement?
The nurse is collecting data from a "Have you noticed any swollen lymph nodes?
client who is admitted to the hospital
for diagnostic studies to rule out the
presence of Hodgkin's disease.
Which question should the nurse ask
the client to elicit information
specifically related to this disease?
,The nurse answers the call bell of a Use long-handled forceps to place the implant in a
client who had insertion of an lead container.
internal cervical radiation implant.
The client states that the implant fell
out, and the nurse sees it lying in the
bed after moving back the sheet.
Which action should the nurse take?
The nurse is preparing a client for an "After the instillation is done, I will need to change
intravesical instillation of an position every 15 minutes from side to side."
alkylating chemotherapeutic agent
into the bladder for the treatment of
bladder cancer. The nurse provides
instructions to the client regarding
the procedure. Which client
statement indicates an
understanding of this procedure?
A client with cancer is at risk for Periorbital edema
experiencing vena cava syndrome.
The nurse should monitor this client
for which early sign of this
oncological emergency?
When reviewing the health care Abdominal distention
record of a client with ovarian
cancer, the nurse recognizes which
sign/symptom as being a typical
manifestation of the disease?
A client is tentatively diagnosed with Pelvic pain, anemia, and ascites
ovarian cancer. The nurse gathers
data about which late symptom of
this disease?
, The nurse is obtaining data from a "Do you notice any blood in the urine?"
client admitted with a diagnosis of
bladder cancer. Which question
should the nurse ask the client to
determine if the client experienced
the common symptom associated
with this type of cancer?
The nurse is caring for a client after a Arm edema on the operative side
mastectomy. Which finding would
indicate that the client is
experiencing a complication related
to the surgery?
The nurse is assisting in caring for a Remove the fresh orange from the breakfast tray.
client receiving chemotherapy. On
review of the morning laboratory
results, the nurse notes that the white
blood cell count is extremely low,
and the client is immediately placed
on neutropenic precautions. The
client's breakfast tray arrives, and the
nurse inspects the meal and
prepares to bring the tray into the
client's room. Which action should
the nurse take before bringing the
meal to the client?
The nurse is reviewing the record of Drinks coffee and smokes cigarettes
a client admitted to the hospital for
treatment of bladder cancer. Which
risk factor related to this type of
cancer should the nurse likely note in
the client's record?