A client with stomach cancer is admitted to the oncology unit after vomiting for 3 days. Physical assessment findings include irregular puls...

The nurse is caring for a female client experiencing neutropenia as a result of chemotherapy and develops a plan of care for the client. The...

A patient with metastatic cancer of the colon experiences severe vomiting following each administration of chemotherapy. An important nursin...

A 40-year-old male diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia finished his first cycle of chemotherapy. Which of the following statements by ...

A 56-year-old woman is currently receiving radiation therapy to the chest wall for recurrent breast cancer. She calls her health care provid...

Mr. Miller has been diagnosed with bone cancer. You know this type of cancer is classified as:          A. Carcinoma      B. Lymphoma      C...

A 32-year-old male patient is to undergo radiation therapy to the pelvic area for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He expresses concern to the nurse abou...

A client with leukemia has neutropenia. Which of the following functions must be frequently assessed?          A. Heart sounds      B. Bowel...

A male client has an abnormal result on a Papanicolaou test. After admitting, he read his chart while the nurse was out of the room, the cli...

Sarah, a hospice nurse visits a client dying of ovarian cancer. During the visit, the client expresses that “If I can just live long enough ...

A 40-year-old divorced mother of four school-age children is hospitalized with metastatic cancer of the ovary. The nurse finds the patient c...

Which of the following clients is most at risk for developing multiple myeloma?          A. A 60-year-old African-American man      B. A 52-...

For a female client with newly diagnosed cancer, the nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis of Anxiety related to the threat of death secondar...

The nurse is admitting a male client with laryngeal cancer to the nursing unit. The nurse assesses for which most common risk factor for thi...

A patient who has terminal cancer of the liver and is cared for by family members at home tells the nurse, “I have intense pain most of the ...

Which of the following substances has abnormal values early in the course of multiple myeloma (MM)?          A. Red blood cells      B. Immu...

A male client with a cerebellar brain tumor is admitted to an acute care facility. The nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis of Risk for inju...

The female client who has been receiving radiation therapy for bladder cancer tells the nurse that it feels as if she is voiding through the...

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is used as adjuvant therapy for a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The nurse teaches the patient that the ...