PACK COMPLETE QUESTION SET AND CORE
CONCEPT SUMMARY
◉ Hyperplasia. Answer: Increase in number of cells
◉ Metaplasia. Answer: Change from one cell type to another
◉ Dysplasia. Answer: Abnormal precancerous cells
◉ Apoptosis. Answer: Programmed cell death
◉ Necrosis. Answer: Cell death from injury
◉ Metastasis. Answer: Spread of cancer
◉ Angiogenesis. Answer: New blood vessel growth feeding tumors
◉ Nursing focus in cell injury. Answer: Oxygenation, infection
prevention, nutrition
,◉ Purpose of chemotherapy. Answer: Kill rapidly dividing cells
◉ Major chemo side effect. Answer: Bone marrow suppression
◉ Neutropenia risk. Answer: High infection risk
◉ Mucositis. Answer: Inflammation of oral mucosa
◉ Alopecia. Answer: Hair loss
◉ Extravasation. Answer: IV medication leaks into tissue
◉ Chemo nursing monitoring. Answer: CBC labs
◉ Neutropenic precautions. Answer: Hand hygiene, avoid sick
visitors
◉ Patient education for chemo. Answer: Infection signs, bleeding
precautions
◉ Teach-back method. Answer: Patient repeats instructions
, ◉ Barrier to learning examples. Answer: Pain, anxiety, culture,
literacy
◉ Effective teaching methods. Answer: Demonstration, visuals,
repetition
◉ Evaluate teaching success. Answer: Return demonstration
◉ Key teaching principle. Answer: Assess readiness to learn
◉ Palliative care goal. Answer: Improve quality of life
◉ Hospice care definition. Answer: End-of-life care (<6 months)
◉ Common symptoms managed. Answer: Pain, dyspnea, anxiety
◉ Advance directive. Answer: Legal document for care wishes
◉ Nursing role in palliative care. Answer: Comfort + emotional
support
◉ Constipation causes. Answer: Opioids, immobility, low fiber