Cancer 1
What are neutropenic precautions for a patient recieving chemotherapy?
What are bottled water, no raw fruits and vegetables, limit crowds, wear a mask?
What are nursing interventions for a patient that is experiencing fatigue from radiation?
What is prioritize activities around frequent rest periods?
What are proper chemotherapeutic medication instructions for handling, administering, and storing?
What is store medications separate from other medications, do not crush or break, nurse must wear gloves?
What serum lab levels indicate osteoporosis?
What is a decreased Calcium level?
How does allopurinol (Zyloprim) work?
What is it blocks the formation of uric acid?
What serum lab result is concerning for prostate cancer?
What is an elevated PSA level?
Provide external radiation skin care instructions.
What is avoid sun exposure, avoid restrictive clothing, wash with warm (tepid) water only, pat area (no rubbing), no lotions, creams, powders, no ice or heat applications, do not wash off markings?
What is the goal of palliative care?
What is to relieve discomfort and improve quality of life?
What is kyphosis? What does it make difficult?
What is a curvature of the spine? What is breathing? There is an increased risk of pneumonia.
How do ligaments affect movement?
What is they do not affect movement.
Patients with breast cancer have their labs monitored frequently. What serum lab result would be concerning for metastasis?
What is an elevated serum Calcium?
What is a normal albumin level?
What is 3.4-5.4 g/dl?
Low levels indicate malnutrition.
What dietary choices should be avoided to help prevent cancer?
What is smoked foods, charbroiled foods, pickled foods, alcohol, high fat/ processed diet ?
When a myelography and what actions must the patient be able to perform?
What is a diagnostic test that uses imaging and dye to detect problems in the spinal column? The patient must be able to tolerate being head down in the bed to allow the dye to flow to the neck.
What are s/s of a DVT?
What is pain in calf, redness, warmth, and swelling?
What is the Nadir period for a patient receiving chemotherapy?
What is the lowest WBC count? The patient is at the highest risk for infection.
After age 50 colorectal screening is recommended. What types of screenings are recommended?
What is a colonoscopy every 10 years, a flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, or fecal occult blood testing yearly?
What are risk factors for developing skin cancer?
What is sun exposure (burns) as a child, fair skin, red hair, blue eyes, repeated sun exposures (burns)?
What are expected orders after a total hip arthroplasty?
What is anticoagulation, pain medication, an abductor pillow or pillows and wedges between the legs, perform calf and leg exercises every two hours, incentive spirometer use hourly, limit hip flexion at 90 degrees, OOB same day?
What are early signs of Acute Compartment Syndrome?
What are late signs of Acute Compartment Syndrome?
What is unrelieved pain, paresthesia, pallor?
What is paralysis and pulselessness?
How does Rhabdomyolysis hapen?
What are cancers of the lymph called? The bone called? The blood called?
What is lymphoma? Sarcoma? and Leukemia?
How can a nurse help a patient prevent nausea from chemotherapy?
What is administer an antiemetic 30-1hr prior to treatment and as ordered for 72 hours after? What is recommend a carbonated beverage (soda) 1 hour prior to eating a meal? The client should eat before treatment and not lie down for 2 hour after eating.
What labs indicate bone cancer?
What is an elevated ALP and/or an elevated Calcium level?
What is a contraindication to surgery such as an arthroplasty?
What is an infection, recent illness, elevated WBC count?
After a bone biopsy what would the nurse monitor for?
What is bleeding - hematoma formation, decrease Bp/Increase Hr
What is pain- unrelieved pain
What is infection- increase temperature, increased Hr, drainage/redness