PN-3 Exam 1 Study Guide
PN-3 Exam 1 Study Guide
*With cancer patients, the nurse should disperse treatments through out the day.
(doing them all at once can cause pain and fatigue the client)
*Advanced age greatest implication of getting cancer- (ages 65-75 from the book)
* modifiable activities to reduce the risk of cancer- obesity (exercise), smoking, alcohol, &
dietary fat
*Wear sunscreen!
*non-modifiable-age, gender, race, genetics
*Know the different phases
-Initiation- 1st stage=mutation of cell’s genetic structure any changes in DNA sequence
-promotion= characterized by reversible proliferation of altered cells, activities of promotion are
reversible Obesity, smoking, alcohol, & dietary fat
-Progression= characterized by increased growth rate of tumor, invasiveness, metastasis
*Cancer occurs more in the cell division phase
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*TABLE 15-2: TNM Tumor Node Malignancy System for Staging Solid Tumors
Primary Tumor (T)
T0 No evidence of primary tumor
T Carcinoma in situ
T1, T2, T3, T4 Increasing size and/or local extension of the primary tumor
TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed (use of TX should be minimized)
Regional Lymph Nodes (N)
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PN-3 Exam 1 Study Guide
*With cancer patients, the nurse should disperse treatments through out the day.
(doing them all at once can cause pain and fatigue the client)
*Advanced age greatest implication of getting cancer- (ages 65-75 from the book)
* modifiable activities to reduce the risk of cancer- obesity (exercise), smoking, alcohol, &
dietary fat
*Wear sunscreen!
*non-modifiable-age, gender, race, genetics
*Know the different phases
-Initiation- 1st stage=mutation of cell’s genetic structure any changes in DNA sequence
-promotion= characterized by reversible proliferation of altered cells, activities of promotion are
reversible Obesity, smoking, alcohol, & dietary fat
-Progression= characterized by increased growth rate of tumor, invasiveness, metastasis
*Cancer occurs more in the cell division phase
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*TABLE 15-2: TNM Tumor Node Malignancy System for Staging Solid Tumors
Primary Tumor (T)
T0 No evidence of primary tumor
T Carcinoma in situ
T1, T2, T3, T4 Increasing size and/or local extension of the primary tumor
TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed (use of TX should be minimized)
Regional Lymph Nodes (N)
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