A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who has colorectal cancer and is to undergo placement of a colostomy with a perineal wound. Which
... [Show More] of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I can have only liquids for 2 days before the surgery."
A nurse is caring for a client who has testicular cancer and is experiencing peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect of chemotherapy. Which of the following client manifestations is an expected finding of peripheral neuropathy?
Tingling of the hands and feet
A nurse is collecting a health history from a client. Which of the following findings is the highest risk factor for the client developing skin cancer?
Overexposure to sun light
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postoperative following a right mastectomy for breast cancer. The client will be discharged with two Jackson-Pratt drains. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
"The drainage tubes often are removed at the same time as the stitches."
A nurse in an oncology clinic is assessing a client who has early stage Hodgkin's lymphoma. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Enlarged lymph nodes
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following open radical prostatectomy. the client is going home with an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will change the catheter drainage bag once each week."
A nurse is admitting a client who has multiple myeloma and a white blood cell count of 2,200/mm3. Which of the following foods should the nurse prohibit the family members from bringing to the client?
A fresh fruit basket
A nurse on an oncology unit is providing discharge teaching to an adolescent female client who received a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
"Take your temperature twice each day."
"It is important to always wear shoes."
"Avoid using tampons."
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who has cancer of the cervix. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?
Vaginal bleeding
A nurse is caring for a client who has lung cancer that has metastasized. Which of the following findings indicates the client is developing superior vena cava syndrome?
Facial edema
A nurse is collecting a health history from a female client who is undergoing screening for breast cancer. Which of the following factors should the nurse identify for placing the client at the greatest risk for developing breast cancer?
Over 50 years of age [Show Less]