A diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease was made to a 58- year old man and is admitted for the initial cycle of chemotherapy. During the hospitaliz...

A 32-year-old woman meets with the nurse on her first office visit since undergoing a left mastectomy. When asked how she is doing, the woma...

The home health care nurse is caring for a male client with cancer and the client is complaining of acute pain. The appropriate nursing asse...

When the nurse is administering a vesicant chemotherapeutic agent intravenously, an important consideration is to          A. Stop the infus...

Nurse Andrei is caring for a client with multiple myeloma. During the review of the laboratory results. The nurse will monitor the client fo...

A female client with cancer is scheduled for radiation therapy. The nurse knows that radiation at any treatment site may cause a certain adv...

The client with leukemia is receiving Myleran (busulfan) and Zyloprim (allopurinol). The nurse tells the client that the purpose if the allo...

The home health nurse is caring for a patient who has been receiving interferon therapy for treatment of cancer. Which statement by the pati...

Giving instructions for breast self-examination is particularly important for clients with which of the following medical problems?         ...

Nurse April is teaching a client who suspects that she has a lump in her breast. The nurse instructs the client that a diagnosis of breast c...

A 25-year-old patient is inquiring about the methods or ways to detect cancer earlier. The nurse least likely identifies this method by stat...

Which information noted by the nurse reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who is receiving chemotherapy is most important to report...

During a routine physical examination, a firm mass is palpated in the right breast of a 35-year-old woman. Which of the following findings o...

A male client undergoes a laryngectomy to treat laryngeal cancer. When teaching the client how to care for the neck stoma, the nurse should ...

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

A bone marrow transplant is being considered for treatment of a patient with acute leukemia that has not responded to chemotherapy. In discu...

The client with which of the following types of lung cancer has the best prognosis?          A. Squamous cell      B. Oat cell      C. Small...

A female client is receiving chemotherapy to treat breast cancer. Which assessment finding indicates a fluid and electrolyte imbalance induc...

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

The nurse teaches a patient with cancer of the liver about high-protein, high-calorie diet choices. Which snack choice by the patient indica...