Cancer

A BRCA test looks for changes in what genes?

What are the 2 main types of lung cancer?

1. A 25 year old patient is inquiring about the methods or ways to detect cancer earlier. The nurse least likely identify this method by stating:

2. The removal of entire breast, pectoralis major and minor muscles and neck lymph nodes which is followed by skin grafting is a procedure called:

3. Chemotherapy is one of the therapeutic modalities for cancer. This treatment is contraindicated to which of the following conditions?

4. The nurse is preparing Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Safe handling of the drug should be implemented to protect the nurse from injury. Which of the following action by the nurse should be corrected?

5. Neoplasm can be classified as either benign or malignant. The following are characteristics of malignant tumor apart from:

6. On a clinic visit a client who has a relative with cancer, is asking about the warning signs that may relate to cancer. The nurse correctly identifies the warning signs of cancer by responding:

7. In staging and grading neoplasm TNM system is used. TNM stands for:

8. Breast self examination (BSE) is one of the ways to detect breast cancer earlier. The nurse is conducting a health teaching to female clients in a clinic. During evaluation the clients are asked to state what they learned. Which of the following statement made by a client needs further teaching about BSE?

9. A client had undergone radiation therapy (external). The expected side effects include the following apart from:

10. Nurse Janet is assigned in the oncology section of the hospital. Which of the following orders should the nurse question if a client is on radiation therapy?

11. Skin reactions are common in radiation therapy. Nursing responsibilities on promoting skin integrity should be promoted apart from:

12. Nausea and vomiting is an expected side effect of chemotherapeutic drug use. Which of the following drug should be administered to a client on chemotherapy to prevent nausea and vomiting?

13. Radiation protection is very important to implement when performing nursing procedures. When the nurse is not performing any nursing procedures what distance should be maintained from the client?

14. The following are teaching guidelines regarding radiation therapy except:

15. Contact of client on radiation therapy should be limited only to how many minutes to promote safety of the therapy personnel?

16. A client is taking Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) for the treatment of lymphoma. The nurse is very cautious in administering the medication because this drug poses the fatal side effect of:

17. Cytarabine (Ara-C) is an antimetabolite that can cause a common cytarabine syndrome which includes the following apart from:

18. To provide relief from the cytarabine syndrome, which drug is given?

19. Chemotherapeutic agents have different specific classifications. The following medications are antineoplastic antibiotics except:

20. Specific classification of the chemotherapeutic agent, Vincristine (Oncovin) is:

21. A client is diagnosed with progressive prostate cancer. The nurse expects which drug is given?

22. A client taking a chemotherapeutic agent understands the effects of therapy by stating:

23. A client is diagnosed with breast cancer. The tumor size is up to 5 cm with axillary and neck lymph node involvement. The client is in what stage of breast cancer?

24. The classic symptoms that define breast cancer includes the following except:

25. Surgical procedure to treat breast cancer involves the removal of the entire breast, pectoralis major muscle and the axillary lymph nodes is: