The nurse is caring for a patient undergoing brachytherapy. What personal precautions should the nurse take when caring for this patient?
1. Wear a monitoring device to measure whole-body exposure.
2. Care for this patient regardless of pregnancy status.
3. Maintain the least possible distance from the patient.
4. Avoid indirect exposure with radioisotopes containers.
Question 2A patient's carcinoembryonic antigen level was initially 16 ng/mL. The level is currently 6 ng/mL. What does the nurse realize this decreased level indicates for the patient?
1. The patient's treatment for cancer is effective.
2. The patient's treatment for cancer is not effective.
3. The patient has a new site of cancer.
4. The patient's cancer has metastasized.
Question 3The nurse is explaining the different types of chemotherapy to a patient recently diagnosed with cancer. Which statement would be incorrect for the nurse to tell the patient?
1. Antitumor antibiotics disrupt RNA replication and DNA transcription.
2. The main hormones used in cancer therapy are the corticosteroids, which are phase-specific.
3. Mitotic inhibitors are drugs that act to prevent cell division during the M phase.
4. Alkylating agents basically act on preformed nucleic acids by creating defects in tumor DNA.
Question 4A patient will be receiving busulfan (Myleran) as treatment for leukemia. Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care for this patient?
1. Assess for infection.
2. Administer anti-emetic prior to chemotherapy.
3. Assess oral mucous membranes.
4. Check stool for occult blood.
Question 5A patient is having a procedure that involves cutting through the skin to diagnose a mass located in the left breast. For which type of biopsy should the nurse plan care for this patient?
1. incisional
2. fine-needle
3. needle core
4. excisional
Question 6A patient with neck cancer is scheduled for a diagnostic test to determine the success of treatment. For what test should the nurse expect to prepare this patient?
1. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
2. computed tomography
3. x-ray imaging
4. ultrasonography
Question 7A male patient's prostate-specific antigen level was 2 ng/mL. However, the patient was diagnosed with prostate cancer. What additional laboratory test was done to determine this diagnosis?
1. acid phosphatase
2. albumin
3. bilirubin
4. calcium
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