Cancer!

A nurse is reinforcing teaching at an in service about cancer at a staff meeting which of the following information should the nurse include about adenocarcinoma?

Most prostate cancers are slow growing adenocarcinomas.

A nurse is caring for a client who has prostate surgery and has experiencing erectile dysfunction which of the following treatment options should the nurse understand can be utilized for this client?

Vacuum devices, pelvic floor physical therapy, and penile implants.

A nurse is preparing medications for an older adult client who has kidney cancer. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate?

The client might have to receive multiple chemotherapy agents or the client's cancer treatments might need to be adjusted.

A nurse is caring for a client who has advanced age cancer and is experiencing disorganized cognition altered awareness and confusion Which of the following complications of cancer should the nurse understand this client is experiencing?

Delirium.

A client is being treated with chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinomas which of the following methods should the nurse anticipate for this chemotherapy?

Topical application.

A nurse is reinforcing education to clients about breast cancer at a community health event which of the following statements should the nurse include in the training?

Breast cancer can occur in any part of the breast, but ductal breast cancer is most common.

A nurse is assisting with planning a cancer awareness and screening event for the public in a local community center which of the following types of screening should the nurse plan to include for this type of event?

Screening for skin cancer on plantar surfaces of the feet

A nurse is screening a client for cancer risk factors. The nurse records that the client is a 65 year old male clinically obese with a history of past smoking and drinks moderately which of the following is a primary risk factor for prostate cancer?

Being 65 years old

A nurses reinforcing teaching to a client who has breast cancer and is receiving Brachytherapy about how to address breast tennis and bruising which of the following statements should the nurse include in the instructions?

A bra with a soft cup.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who was recently diagnosed with cancer until the nurse they are worried about infertility following radiation treatment which of the following intervention should the nurse recommend?

Use radiation shielding techniques.

A nurse is assisting with the creation of a plan of care for prostate screening and high risk populations which of the following is an important consideration?

Prostate cancer mortality is more than double for Black American males than for any other group.

A nurses reinforcing and teaching to a client who has colorectal cancer and is undergoing radiation therapy about how to relieve nausea which of the following recommendations should miners get this client?

Eat bland snacks, such as crackers.

A nurse is caring for a client who has Stage 4 lung cancer and was prescribed opioid medication for pain management the client is unable to engage in most physical activity which of the following manifestations should the nurse anticipate?

Impaction.

A nurse is caring for a client who has colorectal cancer and is recovering from surgery to redirect intestinal contents out of the body which of the following post-surgical manifestations require nursing interventions to avoid a serious complication?

The client has absent bowel sounds in lower abdominal quadrant

A nurse is caring for a client who has kidney cancer and has been told it has metastasized. Which of the following statements should the nurse make when the client asked what metastasis means?

Metastasis occurs when cancerous growths are located in the kidneys and also in other parts of the body.

A nurse's reinforcing education to a client who has a central nervous system tumor. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

Malignant brain tumors often originate from another part of the body.

My nurses reinforcing education to a client about a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer which of the following information should the nurse include in the client teaching?

The pancreas' location increases the risk that cancer will spread into nearby structures and blood vessels.

A nurse is caring for a client who has prostate cancer which of the following manifestations does the nurse attribute to advancing disease process?

Blood in the urine or semen.

A client has a family history of breast cancer wants to know whether they have a substantially increased risk of developing breast cancer which of the following statements should the nurse use to address the client's concern?

They can be screened for BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a high risk for breast cancer and has been prescribed an MRI scan the client ask why the mammogram was not prescribed which of the following statements should the nurse make ?

The MRI is more sensitive to diagnostic testing tools

A nurse is caring for a client who has brain cancer and his undergoing radiation therapy which of the following manifestation to the nurse report immediately?

Seizures.

A nurses reinforcing teaching to a client who is receiving treatment for a malignant melanoma about prescribed radionuclide bones scan. which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?

This test is used to determine that the primary cancer has metastasized to the bone.

A nurse is caring for a client who has prostate cancer and had a prostatectomy which of the following should the nurse understand is the potential complication of prostate surgery?

Erectile dysfunction.

Our nurses assistant is a care of a client who is receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer which of the following actions should the nurse understand should occur during administration of oral chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy gloves

A nurse is assisting in planning a training session for newly licensed nurses to discuss commonly missed or misdiagnosed cancer as a result in higher mortality rates which of the following types of cancer should the nurse include in the discussion?

Pancreatic cancer.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected brain tumor. Which of the following diagnostic test should the nurse understand is more frequently used to diagnose brain tumors?

CT scan.

And I just reinforcing teaching to a client who has cancer about angiography which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

Angiography is used to see what blood vessels are supplying the tumor to assist with treatment.

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client’s most recent pap smear that indicates moderately abnormal cervical cells were present. Based on the description of the cells, which of the following changes of precancerous cell growth to the client’s cervix should the nurse identify?

Dysplasia.

A nurse is caring for a client who recently started treatment for stage 1 Hodgkin's lymphoma and describes the falling to the nurse my arms and hands feel so tight and heavy I can't put my ring on and I'm having trouble doing everyday things around the house because my fingers won't move normally then there should understand that the client is experiencing which of the following complications associated with cancer and cancer treatment?

Lymphedema.