A nurse is teaching a client who is receiving radiation treatment for left lower lobe lung cancer. Which client statement indicates a need for further teaching?

Which is a sign or symptom of septic shock?

The nurse is providing client teaching for a client undergoing chemotherapy. What dietary modifications should the nurse advise?

A client diagnosed with cancer makes the following statement to the nurse: “I guess I will tell my health care provider to forego the chemotherapy. I do not want to be throwing up all the time. I would rather die.” Which of the following facts supports the use of chemotherapy for this client?

A client with metastatic pancreatic cancer underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor in the pancreas. Despite the tumor being removed, the physician informs the client that chemotherapy must be started. Why might the physician opt for chemotherapy?

To combat the most common adverse effects of chemotherapy, a nurse should administer an:

A 36-year-old man is receiving three different chemotherapeutic agents for Hodgkin’s disease. The nurse explains to the client that the three drugs are given over an extended period because:

Which type of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is characterized by cells from a donor other than the patient?

Which oncologic emergency involves the failure in the negative feedback mechanism that normally regulates the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?

The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for chemotherapy. Which is the best statement the nurse can make about the client experiencing chemotherapy-induced alopecia?

A client with a brain tumor is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for treatment of cancer. The client has recently reported swelling in the gums, tongue, and lips. Which is the most likely cause of these symptoms?

The nurse is caring for a client undergoing an incisional biopsy. Which statement does the nurse understand to be true about an incisional biopsy?

The nurse at the clinic explains to the patient that the surgeon will be removing a mole on the patient’s back that has the potential to develop into cancer. The nurse informs the patient that this is what type of procedure?

What disadvantages of chemotherapy should the patient be informed about prior to starting the regimen?

What intervention should the nurse provide to reduce the incidence of renal damage when a patient is taking a chemotherapy regimen?

Chemotherapeutic agents have which effect associated with the renal system?

Which occurs when fluid accumulates in the pericardial space and compresses the heart?

The nurse evaluates teaching as effective when a female client states that she will

An oncology nurse is caring for a client who relates that certain tastes have changed. The client states that “meat tastes bad.” What nursing intervention can be used to increase protein intake for a client with taste changes?

Which of the following is a term used to describe the process of programmed cell death?

In which phase of the cell cycle does cell division occur?

While doing a health history, a client tells the nurse that her mother, grandmother, and sister died of cancer. The client wants to know what she can do to keep from getting cancer. What would be the nurse's best response?

Which does a nurse thoroughly evaluate before a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) procedure?

A side-effect of chemotherapy is renal damage. To prevent this, the nurse should:

A nurse is receiving a client with a radioactive implant for the treatment of cervical cancer. What is the nurse's best action

A nurse is administering daunorubicin (DaunoXome) to a patient with lung cancer. Which situation requires immediate intervention?

A nurse is caring for a client receiving chemotherapy. Which nursing action is most appropriate for handling chemotherapeutic agents?

A client is receiving chemotherapy to treat breast cancer. Which assessment finding indicates a chemotherapy-induced complication?

After cancer chemotherapy, a client experiences nausea and vomiting. The nurse should assign highest priority to which intervention?

For a client newly diagnosed with radiation-induced thrombocytopenia, the nurse should include which intervention in the care plan?

Which statement by a client undergoing external radiation therapy indicates the need for further teaching?

Which should a nurse thoroughly evaluate before a bone marrow transplant (BMT) procedure?

The nurse is caring for a thyroid cancer client following oral radioactive iodine treatment. Which teaching point is most important?

According to the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification system, T0 means there is

What foods should the nurse suggest that the patient consume less of in order to reduce nitrate intake because of the possibility of carcinogenic action?

A nurse is caring for a client receiving chemotherapy. Which assessment finding places the client at the greatest risk for an infection?

The nurse is evaluating the client's risk for cancer. What lifestyle change should the nurse recommend?

A client calls the oncology office nurse and reports nausea and vomiting one week after receiving chemotherapy. What action should the nurse recommend?

The nurse working on a bone marrow unit knows that it is a priority to monitor which of the following in a client who has just undergone a stem cell transplant?

The client is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. Which of the following features of a benign tumor is of most concern to the nurse?

The client is receiving a vesicant antineoplastic for treatment of cancer. Which assessment finding would require the nurse to take immediate action?

A nurse is performing a home visit for a client who received chemotherapy within the past 24 hours. The nurse observes a small child playing in the bathroom, where the toilet lid has been left up. Based on these observations, the nurse modifies the client's teaching plan to include:

During which step of cellular carcinogenesis do cellular changes exhibit increased malignant behavior?

Which is a growth-based classification of tumors?

A benign tumor of the blood vessels is a(n)

A decrease in circulating white blood cells is

A young female client has received chemotherapeutic medications and asks about any effects the treatments will have related to her sexual health. The most appropriate statement by the nurse is

The oncology nurse is giving chemotherapy to a client in a short stay area. The client confides that they are very depressed. The nurse recognizes depression as which of the following?

Which statement is true about malignant tumors?

The physician is attending to a 72-year-old client with a malignant brain tumor. The physician recommends immediate radiation therapy. What is a reason for the physician’s recommendation?

A client with cancer is being evaluated for possible metastasis. What is one of the most common metastasis sites for cancer cells?

A nurse is administering daunorubicin (DaunoXome) to a patient with lung cancer. Which situation requires immediate intervention?

The drug interleukin-2 is an example of which type of biologic response modifier?

A patient is admitted for an excisional biopsy of a breast lesion. What intervention should the nurse provide for the care of this patient?

An oncology clinic nurse is reinforcing prevention measures for oropharyngeal infections to a client receiving chemotherapy. Which statement by the client indicates that teaching was successful?

A nurse caring for a client who has just received chemotherapy infusion is wearing a disposable gown, gloves, and goggles for protection. The nurse knows that accidental exposure to chemotherapy agents can occur through:

A male client has been unable to return to work for 10 days following chemotherapy as the result of ongoing fatigue and inability to perform usual activities. Laboratory test results are WBCs 2000/mm³, RBCs 3.2 x 10¹²/L, and platelets 85,000/mm³. The nurse notes that the client is anxious. Which of the following is the priority nursing diagnosis?

5-Fluorouracil (5FU) is classified as which type of antineoplastic agent?

While completing an admission assessment, the client reports a family history of ovarian cancer among a maternal grandmother, aunt, and sister. The nurse knows that these cancers are most likely associated with what etiology?

The nurse performs a breast exam on a client and finds a firm, non-moveable lump in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast that the client reports was not there 3 weeks ago. What does this finding suggest?

The nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client receiving interstitial implants for prostate cancer. The nurse documents this as