Study Questions for Care of Patients with Cancer

A nurse in the oncology clinic is providing preoperative education to a client just diagnosed with cancer. The client has been scheduled for surgery in 3 days. What action by the nurse is best? - Call the client at home the next day to review teaching. Clients are often overwhelmed at a sudden diagnosis of cancer and may be more overwhelmed at the idea of a major operation so soon. This stress significantly impacts the client's ability to understand, retain, and recall information. The nurse should call the client at home the next day to review the teaching and to answer questions A nurse reads on a hospitalized client's chart that the client is receiving teletherapy. What action by the nurse is best? - Coordinate continuation of the therapy. The client needs to continue with radiation therapy, and the nurse can coordinate this with the appropriate department.