FREE Advance Oncology Nursing Questions and Answers

Question 1

The 32-year-old patient sees the nurse for the first time following having a left mastectomy.
When asked how she is doing, the woman replies that her appetite is still not great, she is not sleeping well since she waits to go to bed until her husband is asleep, and she is quite eager to start working again.
Which nursing interventions from the list below should the nurse look into to address the client's present needs?

Accepted Answer

Ask open-ended questions about sexuality issues related to her mastectomy

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Perform a nutritional assessment to assess for anorexia

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Call the physician to discuss allowing the client to return to work earlier

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Suggest that the client learn relaxation techniques to help with her insomnia

Question 2

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is one of the most dangerous blood coagulation side effects for cancer patients and those receiving cancer therapy. This bleed disorder's most typical cause is:

Accepted Answer

Sepsis

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Intravenous heparin therapy

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Underlying liver disease

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Brain metastasis

Question 3

An operation called a pneumonectomy is occasionally required to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. When performing a pneumonectomy, removal of:

Accepted Answer

An entire lung field

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One or more segments of a lung lobe

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A small, wedge-shaped lung surface

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One lobe of a lung

Question 4

Nine days after chemotherapy, a 36-year-old cancer patient exhibits warning signs of impending septic shock. Which of the following would the nurse anticipate to be present?

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Low-grade fever, chills, tachycardia

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High-grade fever, normal blood pressure, increased respirations

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Elevated temperature, oliguria, hypotension

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Flushing, decreased oxygen saturation, mild hypotension

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the nursing intervention for a patient with pruritus brought on by cancer or treatment-related itching?

Accepted Answer

Medicated cool baths

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Steroids

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Administration of antihistamines

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Silk sheets

Question 6

For recurrent breast cancer, a 56-year-old lady is currently undergoing radiation treatment to the chest wall. She makes a phone call to her doctor to let them know that she is having chest pain, burning, and difficulty swallowing. Which of the following radiation therapy side effects is A. She likely has radiation enteritis, therefore what's causing her symptoms?

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Esophagitis

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Hiatal hernia

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Stomatitis

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Radiation enteritis

Question 7

A male patient is hospitalized to an acute care center with a cerebellar brain tumor. Risk of damage is the nursing diagnostic made by the nurse. Which term should the nurse add as a "related-to" to finish the nursing diagnosis statement?

Accepted Answer

Related to impaired balance

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Related to visual field deficits

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Related to difficulty swallowing

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Related to psychomotor seizures