NCLEX Questions for Oncologic Disorders Answers and Rationale
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1. Answer: B. Early detection of cancer is promoted by annual oral examination, monthly BSE from age 20, annual chest x-ray, yearly digital rectal examination for persons over age 40, annual Pap smear from age 40 and annual physical and blood examination. Letter B is wrong because it says Pap smear should be done yearly for sexually active... Continue Reading
NCLEX Questions for Oncologic Disorders
by: Daisy Jane, RN
Test Questions for Oncologic Disorders 1. A 25 year old patient is inquiring about the methods or ways to detect cancer earlier. The nurse least likely identify this method by stating: a. Annual chest x-ray. b. Annual Pap smear for sexually active women only. c. Annual digital... Continue Reading
NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 2 Answers and Rationale
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1. Answer D. Men can develop breast cancer, although they seldom do. The most reliable method for detecting breast cancer is monthly self-examination, not mammography. Lung cancer causes more deaths than breast cancer in women of all ages. A mastectomy may not be required if the tumor is small, confined, and in an early stage.... Continue Reading
NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 2
1. Nina, an oncology nurse educator is speaking to a women’s group about breast cancer. Questions and comments from the audience reveal a misunderstanding of some aspects of the disease. Various members of the audience have made all of the following statements. Which one is accurate? a. Mammography is the most reliable method for... Continue Reading
NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 1 Answers and Rationale
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1.Answer D. Dysplasia refers to an alteration in the size, shape, and organization of differentiated cells. The presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don’t resemble cells of the tissues of their origin is called anaplasia. An increase in the number of normal cells in a normal arrangement in a tissue or an organ is called hyperplasia.... Continue Reading
NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 1
1. A male client has an abnormal result on a Papanicolaou test. After admitting, he read his chart while the nurse was out of the room, the client asks what dysplasia means. Which definition should the nurse provide?
a. Presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don’t resemble cells of the tissues of their origin
b. Increase in the number... Continue Reading