Here we are again
Chemo
Skin
Potpourri
Toss up
100
Name a way to best educate a patient with a new diagnosis of any disease process
1. Give them a day to let the diagnosis sink in and then educate
2. Make sure they are receptive to the education
100
Is someone receiving Intense modulated radiation therapy radioactive
No they are not
100
When someone is receiving IV iodine 131 is their excrement radioactive?
Yes
100
Is it normal for a person receiving radiation to be fatigued for months after the treatment?
Yes
100
Should the patient receiving radiation go the beach
They have to use caution with the sun
200
When a patient is receiving IV Chemotherapy what is the number one thing to watch for
IV site infiltration
200
the main thing about an older patient receiving chemo is the fact they have
a decreased immune system
200
what are some precautions with nursing skills for people with thrombocytopenia?
a. IV and lab punctures
b. enemas
200
What do we need to teach patients with alopecia about
scalp protection
200
Because the cells are stressed what happens to potassium levels
They get dangerously low
300
What does it mean when a cancer patient's lower extremity is red, swollen, and warm?
Lymphedema
300
Should a patient be allowed to refuse hygiene if they are tired? Why?
No. Because it sets the patient up for infection
300
Should patients being treated for cancer be allowed to empty liter boxes
No.
300
When a patient is blue on the hands and feet what do we need to assess?
oxygen levels
300
What should be done for patient who is moist under their breast
Keep dry. Use powder.
400
non-blanchable red spot on the sacrum would be staged as a Stage
1
400
Leather thick skin is called
Lichenification
400
What is the diagnosis when the patient has pale conjunctiva and skin
Chronic anemia
400
lesions with wavy borders are called
serpiginous
400
What is this skin disorder
petechie
500
What does the ABCDE acronym mean for wounds:
A= asymmetry
B= Boarder
C= Color
D = Diameter
500
Neutropenia patients need to be monitored for
infection
500
If someone is neutropenic would it be alright to have fresh fruit
No
500
When a person has an electrical burn, anything from the entry and exit could be
damaged
500
What is an insect that is the size and appears like apple seeds
bed bugs