Laboratory tests are prescribed for the client who has a smooth and reddened tongue and ulcers at the corners of the mouth. Which result would the nurse find if the client has iron-deficiency anemia?

The client receiving hospice care has cancer pain and requires treatment with a co-analgesic for pain control. Which medication should the nurse request an HCP to prescribe because it gives the best pain-relieving response when given with opioids?

The client is experiencing pain due to cancer treatment- The client tells the nurse, “Methadone has always worked well for me in the past.” Which effects of methadone should the nurse consider when administering methadone?

The nurse assesses that the client who is receiving radiation for cervical cancer continues to have diarrhea. Which nursing advice is most appropriate for this client?

The nurse is assessing the client newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Which common findings would the nurse expect?

The client with a primary diagnosis of liver cancer with metastases to the lung is hospitalized with severe dyspnea. The nurse is preparing the client for radiation of the upper chest. Which nursing conclusion about the purpose of radiation therapy for this client is correct?

The nurse is discussing prevention of liver cancer with the client. Which vaccine should the nurse recommend?

The client diagnosed with esophageal cancer is having work-related problems that are interfering with the client's treatment. Which organization should the nurse advise the client to contact for assistance with these issues?

The client is admitted with a diagnosis of colon cancer. Which finding in the client’s admission information should prompt the nurse to consider that the cancer may be located in the client’s descending colon?

The nurse is teaching the client who is to undergo diagnostic testing for possible gastric cancer. Teaching the client about which specific diagnostic test would be most helpful?

The client had basal cell carcinoma (BCC) lesions excised the day before at an outpatient clinic. The client telephones the nurse expressing concerns that the wounds are draining watery, pale pink fluid and that the small dressing is leaking. Which action should the nurse recommend?

The client asks the nurse to look at a lesion on the client’s body. Which characteristics should prompt the nurse to consider that the client may have a basal cell carcinoma (BCC)?

The nurse is caring for the client receiving combination chemotherapy ofoxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin. The nurse should assess the client for which common side effects of this chemotherapy regimen?

The client with Hodgkin’s lymphoma receives radiation treatments. The nurse should monitorthe client for which specific symptoms of radiation pneumonitis?

The nurse is caring for the client experiencing superior vena cava syndrome secondary to lung cancer. Which problem should be the nurse’s priority?

The nurse is teaching the client who is a strict vegetarian how to decrease the risk of developing megaloblastic anemia. Which information should the nurse provide?

The nurse assesses that the client with hemolytic anemia has weakness, fatigue, malaise, and skin and mucous membrane pallor. Which finding should the nurse also associate with hemolytic anemia?

A coworker being oriented by another nurse states, “I’m confused; a physician told me that graft-versus—host disease (GVHD) symptoms were desirable for a particular client after a bone marrow transplant.” Which should be the nurse’s best response?

The young adult, diagnosed with hemophilia A, is receiving a monthly scheduled dose of factor VIII cryoprecipitate. The client begins to cry during administration. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The female client, who has Hodgkin’s lymphoma with cervical and axillary node involvement, is to receive chemotherapy and radiation. The nurse evaluates that the client is coping positively when the client makes which statement?

The nurse completed teaching the client who had a bone marrow transplant (BMT). Which statement by the client indicates the client misunderstood the expected changes following a BMT?

Tire nurse teaches a coworker about the treatment for hemophilia. The nurse instructs that the treatment will likely include periodic self- administration of which component?

The client undergoing intensive chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma (l-IL) is hospitalized with fever and depressed immune system functioning. The nurse is administering filgrastim subcutaneously daily. Which laboratory value should the nurse monitor to determine the medication’s effectiveness?

The client has undergone a lymph node biopsy to differentiate between Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After reviewing the client’s lymph node biopsy results, which revealed that the client has Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the nurse should obtain which educational brochure?

The client diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia receives a bone marrow transplant. Which medication to prevent grafiversus-host disease (GVHD) should the nurse plan to administer?

The client who is receiving doxorubicin for the first time to treat multiple myelorna develops flushing, facial swelling, headache, chills, and back pain- Which statement made by the nurse is best?

The nurse receives orders after notifying an HCP about the client who has tachycardia, diaphoresis, and an elevated temperature after treatments for ALL. Which order should be the nurse’s priority?

A home-care nurse is following up with the client who was diagnosed with liver cancer 3 months ago. Which assessment information should the nurse communicate to the HCP?

When reviewing the client’s medical record, the experienced nurse discovers that the client’s breast cancer is staged as T4 N3 M1. Which comment made by the experienced nurse to the new nurse is correct?

Following morning shift report, the nurse identities care needs for four clients. Which client should be the nurse’s priority?

The client who has renal cancer that has metastasized rates pain at a 9 on a 0 to 10 pain scale. Which medication should the nurse plan to administer now and then schedule to be administered at the prescribed dosing interval?

The cheat who was recently admitted with gastric cancer appears pale and weak and states feeling fatigued. In reviewing the client’s laboratory results, which component of the CBC should the nurse most associate with the client’s gastric cancer and identify as the causative factor for the fatigue?

The nurse is caring for the client who had a left modified radical mastectomy (a total mastectomy with axillary node dissection and removal of the lining over the pectoralis major muscle). Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

When assessing the client who is recovering from a radical hysterectomy with vulvectomy, the nurse notes lymphedema of the lower extremities. Which intervention should be implemented by the nurse?

The client who received 50 mL from a unit of whole blood has low back pain. In response to this client’s symptom, which action should be taken by the nurse first?

The nurse explains “watchful waiting” (ongoing visits to a physician for observation of signs and symptoms without treatment) to the client with prostate cancer. Which client is a candidate for “watchful waiting”?

The client, who underwent a right mastectomy with lymph node dissection, is being admitted to a nursing unit from the PACU. When settling the client in bed, which action by the NA requires the nurse to intervene?

The nurse assesses the client diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Which finding should be the nurse’s priority for implementing interventions?

The client diagnosed with von Willebrand’s disease calls a clinic after experiencing hemarthrosis. The client states that factor concentrate is infusing. Which intervention should the nurse recommend now?