FA Davis Concepts Ch.11 Cancer
Questions and Answers
The nurse is caring for a patient who is in the nadir period following
chemotherapy. Which intervention should the nurse implement for
a patient who is experiencing thrombocytopenia? -
correct answer ✅Encourage the patient to report any abnormal
bruising or bleeding
The nurse just received report on a group of patients. Place the
patients in the order the nurse will see them. -
correct answer ✅1. A patient receiving chemo who is vomiting
2. A patient with thrombocytopenia who reported tarry stools and
received 2 units of platelets two hours ago
3. A patient with Esophageal cancer who is awaiting placement of a
feeding tube
4. A patient with multiple myeloma who was placed on hospice
care yesterday
Which of the following statements best describes a benign tumor? -
correct answer ✅An organ containing a benign tumor continues to
function normally
The nurse is reviewing tumor marker levels in a patient's chart.
Which of the following would the nurse expect to see for a patient
, FA Davis Concepts Ch.11 Cancer
Questions and Answers
with breast cancer? -
correct answer ✅cancer antigen (CA) 15-3
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving chemotherapy for colon
cancer. The patient is not eating due to nausea. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse implement? -
correct answer ✅Administer an antiemetic before mealtimes as
ordered
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving vincristine for cancer
treatment. Which clinical manifestations are common with this
medicine? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅Nausea and vomiting
Numbness and tingling in extremities
Inflammation of oral mucosa
Diarrhea
The nurse is preparing a patient for a bone marrow aspiration. The
nurse knows this is a tool used to diagnose which of the following?
-
correct answer ✅Leukemia
Questions and Answers
The nurse is caring for a patient who is in the nadir period following
chemotherapy. Which intervention should the nurse implement for
a patient who is experiencing thrombocytopenia? -
correct answer ✅Encourage the patient to report any abnormal
bruising or bleeding
The nurse just received report on a group of patients. Place the
patients in the order the nurse will see them. -
correct answer ✅1. A patient receiving chemo who is vomiting
2. A patient with thrombocytopenia who reported tarry stools and
received 2 units of platelets two hours ago
3. A patient with Esophageal cancer who is awaiting placement of a
feeding tube
4. A patient with multiple myeloma who was placed on hospice
care yesterday
Which of the following statements best describes a benign tumor? -
correct answer ✅An organ containing a benign tumor continues to
function normally
The nurse is reviewing tumor marker levels in a patient's chart.
Which of the following would the nurse expect to see for a patient
, FA Davis Concepts Ch.11 Cancer
Questions and Answers
with breast cancer? -
correct answer ✅cancer antigen (CA) 15-3
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving chemotherapy for colon
cancer. The patient is not eating due to nausea. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse implement? -
correct answer ✅Administer an antiemetic before mealtimes as
ordered
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving vincristine for cancer
treatment. Which clinical manifestations are common with this
medicine? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅Nausea and vomiting
Numbness and tingling in extremities
Inflammation of oral mucosa
Diarrhea
The nurse is preparing a patient for a bone marrow aspiration. The
nurse knows this is a tool used to diagnose which of the following?
-
correct answer ✅Leukemia
