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Oncology Quiz


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A 33-year-old female client is recovering from a modified radical mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. This is the client’s fourth day postoperatively. Her vital signs are temperature 99°F, pulse 82, respirations 18, and blood pressure 152/90. She continues to complain of considerable pain, with a pain rating of 9 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst possible pain. The client was discharged home with a prescription for oxycodone and acetaminophen and has been taking the drugs as prescribed. Which assessment finding would cause the nurse to phone the physician?

A. Itching and slight erythema at the incision site

B. A well-defined oval area near the incision site

C. Small amount of serous drainage at the incision site

D. White blood count (WBC) of 7,000 μL


Tumors are either __________ or __________

A. Neoplasm & Metasize

B. Benign & Malignant

C. carcinogens or non carcinogens

D. Large or small


_________ is the process by which the body produces blood cells and blood plasma.

A. Myelosuppresion

B. Hematopoiesis

C. Homestatis

D. Neoplasm


An average risk 55-year-old premenopausal woman with no smoking history should not be counseled regarding the following procedures as part of routine cancer screening?

A. Pap with HPV DNA test, every 5 years

B. Mammogram, annually

C. Colonoscopy, every 10 years

D. Low-dose helical computed tomography, annually


Why does chemotherapy cause nausea and a person’s hair to fall out?

A. The dying tumor cells cause these effects on the body

B. Chemotherapy kills all rapidly dividing cells in the body

C. These are effects of the cancer and not from the chemotherapy

D. The chemotherapy stops all cell division within a cell


tumor of connective tissue

A. adenoma

B. fibroma

C. rhabdomyoma

D. sarcoma


The client who had a right modified radical mastectomy 4 years before is being admitted for a cardiac workup for chest pain. Which intervention is most important?

A. Determine when client had chemo last.

B. Ask client if she received Adriamycin, an antineoplastic agent.

C. Post a message at the head of the bed to not use the right arm.

D. Examine the chest wall for cancer sites.


a short period of intense activity of a specified kind

A. buote

B. bait

C. bout


A group of nursing students is reviewing information about palliative care. The students demonstrate a need for additional review when they identify which of the following?

A. Palliative care is the same as hospice care.

B. Palliative care developed after hospice care developed.

C. Palliative care is conceptually broader than hospice care.

D. Palliative care is often provided along with disease-lessening treatments.


treatment to relieve or reduce intensity of uncomfortable symptoms, but not to produce a cure is called?

A. Comforting

B. Triage

C. Palliaton

D. Assesment


Which of the following medications should be taken on an empty stomach due to an increase in bioavailability when taken with food?

A. Bicalutamide

B. Abiraterone

C. Enzalutamide

D. Apalutamide


deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

A. malignant

B. oesophagus

C. adjacent


another name for the large intestine

A. x-ray

B. bout

C. colon


what chromosome was the 1st chromosomal abnormality?

A. Philadelphia

B. Pittsburgh

C. Phelange

D. Potter


For patients with moderate-to-severe renal dysfunction, the bone modifying agent of choice is

A. Pamidronate

B. Zoledronic acid

C. Denosumab

D. Calcium carbonate


to leave behind

A. contradict

B. abandon

C. sink in


What is the dose limiting toxicity of vincristine that RX should be counseled on?

A. Neuropathy

B. Nephrotoxicity

C. Ototoxicity

D. Pulmonary toxicity


to express the opposite

A. bout

B. bargain

C. contradict


Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a benign tumor

A. A name derived its cell of origin, such as “fibroma” or “chondroma”

B. A fibrous capsule surrounding the growth

C. Tumor cells expressing proteins unique to many different cell types

D. Tumor cells expressing proteins unique to one type of cell


When the cancer cells spread to distant parts of the body, it is called …

A. invasion

B. metastasis

C. remission


As a shift leader making out patient assignments for the oncoming shift, how would you assign care of a patient that has had a sealed radiation source placed?

A. You decide to rotate staff and assign a nurse who has not provided care for the patient.

B. You decide to assign the same nurse who had the patient yesterday to continue providing quality care.

C. None of the options are correct Sealed radiation therapy has no special staffing restrictions.

D. You decide to assign one nurse to care for all the patients undergoing sealed radiation therapy to provide continum of care.


A mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably.

A. oesophagus

B. tumor

C. lymph node


The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site

A. lymph node

B. adjacent

C. metastasis


sympathy for another’s suffering; pity

A. palliative

B. compassion

C. denial


GS is a newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient being treated with androgen deprivation. Which of the following are appropriate counseling points for a new patient starting on an LH-RH agonist?

A. Patient may experience side effects such as a loss in libido, hot flashes, and impotence

B. Patient may experience changes in blood pressure

C. Patient may experience side effects such as nausea/vomiting, alopecia, and weight loss

D. Patient may experience arthralgias, peripheral edema, and seizures




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