RASMUSSEN COLLEGE MDC 2 (II) LATEST VERSION
UPDATED AND REVISED IN 2025/2026 SURE PASS!!!
A nurse is assessing a patient with a genetic history of cancer.
Which nursing assessment finding is most concerning?
Nasal congestion for 2 weeks
Nagging cough with hoarseness
Muscle tension in the cervical spine
Blood pressure 138/60 - ANSWER ->Nagging cough with hoarseness
The nurse understands that normal cells and benign cells share
which characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
No migration
Orderly growth
Tight adherence
Specific morphology
Large nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio - ANSWER ->All except Large nuclear-
to-cytoplasmic ratio. In normal cells, the nucleus is small in relation to
the cytoplasm.
Which of the following does the nurse recognize as a primary cancer
prevention strategy?
Fecal occult blood annually for adults of all ages
Yearly mammography for women over 40 years
Colonoscopy at age 50 years
Removal of mole on the shoulder - ANSWER >Primary=Removal of mole
, Oncologic Emergencies - ANSWER ->Sepsis (septicemia)=low blood
perfusion
Intravascular coagulation
SIADH
Spinal cord compression-Give high dose Corticosteroids
Hypercalcemia
Superior vena cava syndrome= high dose radiation
Tumor lysis syndrome=debulking helps prevent this
Bleomycin - ANSWER ->This med is bad for the heart because it affects
the lungs.
Radiation Education - ANSWER ->No sun exposure, moisten skin so no
infection is introduced into cracks of skin. Don't! remove radiation
target marks.
Alopecia - ANSWER ->Skin is fast replicating
Mucositis - ANSWER ->Cancer patients can't taste and mucosa becomes
inflamed. Taste buds are dying, they will get new taste buds.
Cryotherapy can prevent mucositis by using cold temps to restrict blood
vessels during chemo treatment.
Chemo Patients eat a _____diet - ANSWER ->light, Bland diet
Due to Chemo these are reduced which cause? - ANSWER >RBC's-
anemia, WBC's-neutropenia, Platelets=
Thrombocytopenia
UPDATED AND REVISED IN 2025/2026 SURE PASS!!!
A nurse is assessing a patient with a genetic history of cancer.
Which nursing assessment finding is most concerning?
Nasal congestion for 2 weeks
Nagging cough with hoarseness
Muscle tension in the cervical spine
Blood pressure 138/60 - ANSWER ->Nagging cough with hoarseness
The nurse understands that normal cells and benign cells share
which characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
No migration
Orderly growth
Tight adherence
Specific morphology
Large nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio - ANSWER ->All except Large nuclear-
to-cytoplasmic ratio. In normal cells, the nucleus is small in relation to
the cytoplasm.
Which of the following does the nurse recognize as a primary cancer
prevention strategy?
Fecal occult blood annually for adults of all ages
Yearly mammography for women over 40 years
Colonoscopy at age 50 years
Removal of mole on the shoulder - ANSWER >Primary=Removal of mole
, Oncologic Emergencies - ANSWER ->Sepsis (septicemia)=low blood
perfusion
Intravascular coagulation
SIADH
Spinal cord compression-Give high dose Corticosteroids
Hypercalcemia
Superior vena cava syndrome= high dose radiation
Tumor lysis syndrome=debulking helps prevent this
Bleomycin - ANSWER ->This med is bad for the heart because it affects
the lungs.
Radiation Education - ANSWER ->No sun exposure, moisten skin so no
infection is introduced into cracks of skin. Don't! remove radiation
target marks.
Alopecia - ANSWER ->Skin is fast replicating
Mucositis - ANSWER ->Cancer patients can't taste and mucosa becomes
inflamed. Taste buds are dying, they will get new taste buds.
Cryotherapy can prevent mucositis by using cold temps to restrict blood
vessels during chemo treatment.
Chemo Patients eat a _____diet - ANSWER ->light, Bland diet
Due to Chemo these are reduced which cause? - ANSWER >RBC's-
anemia, WBC's-neutropenia, Platelets=
Thrombocytopenia
