prep u oncologic

A client who will have the final chemotherapy cycle in 11 days becomes neutropenic. The client understands the condition by making which statement? Select all that apply.

"I need to avoid going to the movies or eating out while receiving my cancer treatment." "I'll monitor my temperature frequently and go to the nearest emergency department if my temperature rises above 100.4° F (38° C)." "I will carry hand sanitizer with me and use it often."

The nurse is providing discharge instructions about preventing infection to a client who had a modified radical mastectomy and will be pruning flowers when she returns to work. What is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching?

Avoid crowded areas.

A nurse is caring for a client with bronchogenic carcinoma. Which nursing intervention takes highest priority?

removing pulmonary secretions

A client with lung cancer develops Horner's syndrome when the tumor invades the ribs and affects the sympathetic nerve ganglia. When assessing for signs and symptoms of this syndrome, the nurse should note

miosis, partial eyelid ptosis, and anhidrosis on the affected side of the face.

After being seen in the oncology clinic, a client with severe bone marrow suppression is admitted to the hospital. The client's cancer therapy consisted of radiation and chemotherapy. When developing the care plan for this client, the nurse prioritizes which nursing intervention?

monitoring temperature and blood cell count

The client with Hodgkin's disease develops B symptoms. Which symptom is a manifestation of B symptoms?

night sweats

Which client is at highest risk for colorectal cancer?

the client who has been treated for Crohn's disease for 20 years