A nurse is collecting a health history from a client. Which of the following findings is the highest
risk factor for the client developing bladder cancer?
The client is a hairdresser.
The client uses tobacco.
The cli
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A nurse is collecting a health history from a client. Which of the following findings is the highest
risk factor for the client developing bladder cancer?
The client is a hairdresser.
The client uses tobacco.
The client is over 60 years of age.
The client has frequent urinary tract infections (UTIs)
The client uses tobacco.
The nurse should apply the safety and risk reduction priority-setting framework. This
framework assigns priority to the factor or situation posing the greatest safety risk to the
client. When there are several risks to client safety, the one posing the greatest threat is
the highest priority. The nurse should use Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the ABC prioritysetting framework, or nursing knowledge to identify which risk poses the greatest threat
to the client. Therefore, the nurse should identify the client's tobacco use as being the
greatest risk factor for developing bladder cancer.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postoperative following a right
mastectomy for breast cancer. The client will be discharged with two Jackson-Pratt drainage
tubes. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
"Empty the drainage tubes once per day."
"Showering is permitted before the drainage tubes are removed."
"The drainage tubes often are removed at the same time as the stitches."
"Do not begin exercising the arm until the provider removes the drainage tubes."
"The drainage tubes often are removed at the same time as the stitches."
The nurse should instruct the client that the provider will remove the drainage tubes at the
same time the stitches are removed, usually within 7 to 10 days.
A nurse is admitting a client who has multiple myeloma and a WBC count of 2,200/mm3. Which
of the following foods should the nurse prohibit the family members from bringing to the client?
Fried chicken from a fast food restaurant
A case of canned nutritional supplements
A factory-sealed box of chocolates
A fresh fruit basket
Raw fruits and vegetables are contraindicated for a client who has neutropenia, as the
skin might harbor bacteria that can cause an infection. The nurse should prohibit these
foods from entering the client's room.
A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who has colorectal cancer and is to
undergo placement of a colostomy with a perineal wound. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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"It will be a relief to not have any further rectal pain."
"I will need to sit on a rubber donut when I am out of bed in the chair."
"I can have only liquids for 2 days before the surgery."
"The colostomy will start working about 7 days after the surgery."
The client should consume a full or clear liquid diet for 24 to 48 hr before the surgery to
decrease bulk. The client should consume a low-residue diet for several days prior to
surgery to decrease peristalsis.
A nurse is collecting a health history from a female client who is undergoing screening for breast
cancer. Which of the following factors places the client at a high increased risk for developing
breast cancer?
Obesity
Oral contraceptive use
Alcohol use
Over 50 years of age
A female client whose age is over 50 years has a high increased risk for developing breast
cancer.
A nurse on an oncology unit is providing discharge teaching to an adolescent female client who
received a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
"Take your temperature twice each day."
"You may return to school if you feel strong enough."
"It is important to always wear shoes."
"Clean your toothbrush weekly with isopropyl alcohol."
"Avoid using tampons."
"Take your temperature twice each day" is correct. Clients who are postoperative bone
marrow transplants are immunosuppressed and should continually monitor for
manifestations of infection. A temperature that is greater than 38° C (100° F) should be
reported immediately to the provider.
"It is important to always wear shoes" is correct. A client who had a bone marrow
transplant is immunosuppressed and should wear shoes to prevent injury and decrease the
risk for infection.
"Avoid using tampons" is correct. The use of tampons is discouraged because they can
disrupt the mucosal layer of the vagina and, if left in too long, can support the growth of
bacteria.
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A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and is receiving a combination of
chemotherapy medications. The client expresses confusion about the therapy. Which of the
following explanations should the nurse provide?
"The risk of renal toxicity is lessened when a combination of chemotherapy medications are
used."
"The chemotherapy medications act at different stages of cell division so more tumor cells are
destroyed."
"The use of more chemotherapy medications will shorten the time you have to be in treatment."
"The combination of chemotherapy medications will eliminate the potential for bone marrow
suppression."
Different chemotherapeutic agents act at various stages of cellular mitosis (division). By
combining agents, medication therapy is more effective in stopping or slowing the growth
of cancerous cells by interfering with their ability to multiply.
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who has cancer of the cervix. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse expect?
Weight gain
Oliguria
Vaginal bleeding
Back pain
The most common manifestation of cancer of the cervix is painless vaginal bleeding.
A nurse is caring for a client who has testicular cancer and is experiencing peripheral neuropathy
as an adverse effect of chemotherapy. Which of the following client manifestations is an
expected finding of peripheral neuropathy?
Thinning of the scalp hair
Tingling of the hands and feet
Reduced ability to concentrate
Sores in the mucous membranes
Several chemotherapeutic agents might cause peripheral neuropathy. One of the major
manifestations of peripheral neuropathy is numbness and tingling of an extremity.
A nurse is monitoring a client who has cancer and is receiving chemotherapy by peripheral IV
infusion. The client reports pain at the insertion site and the nurse notes fluid leaking around the
catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Take a photograph of the peripheral IV site.
Obtain and record the client's vital signs.
Stop the infusion.
Identify all medications administered through the IV site for the past 24 hr.
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The nurse should apply the urgent versus nonurgent priority-setting framework. Using
this framework, the nurse should consider urgent needs the priority need because they
pose more of a threat to the client. The nurse might also need to use Maslow's hierarchy
of needs, the ABC priority-setting framework, or nursing knowledge to identify which
finding is the most urgent. Many chemotherapy medications are vesicants that can cause
extensive tissue damage if extravasation occurs; therefore, the nurse's first action should
be to stop the infusion immediately.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following open radical prostatectomy. The
client is going home with an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will be able to take a tub bath in 1 week."
"I will change the catheter drainage bag once each week."
"I will use suppositories to prevent constipation."
"I will regain my bladder control once the catheter is removed."
The nurse should teach the client how to change the catheter drainage bag and to change
the bag at least once each week.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has cancer and is receiving external radiation
therapy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
"I need to protect the area from sunlight."
"I'm going to apply a heating pad to the area after each treatment."
"I'll massage the area once per day."
"I'll wash the markings off after each therapy treatment."
To prevent skin irritation and subsequent breakdown, the nurse should instruct the client
to protect areas of skin from sunlight that receive radiation.
A nurse in an oncology clinic is assessing a client who has early stage Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Which of the following findings sh
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