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Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
ONCOLOGICAL DISORDER
QUESTIONS
CASE I
A CLSC nurse is instructing a group of female clients about breast self-examination.
Question 1:
The nurse should instruct the clients that BSE is best to perform when?
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
CASE II
You are a nurse taking care of Mrs. A who undergone right breast mastectomy today. A sign was placed above her bed.
Question 1:
Identify three prohibitions that should be stated on the sign regarding her surgery?
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
CASE III
Mrs. B is a 51 years old woman with late stage ovarian cancer. Her daughter is worried about the effects of dehydration on her mother since she is no longer receiving any infusions. Her daughter is wondering whether it was right to have had the intravenous infusion stopped.
Question 1:
Identify three (3) benefits of dehydration for Mrs. B's condition?
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
CASE IV
You are a nurse on the oncology floor, your patient will undergo external radiation therapy for the first time today.
Question 1:
Which statement by the patient needs further teaching?
1. "I'll wash my skin with water and soap only."
2. "I'll not use my heating pad during my treatment."
3. "I'll wear protective clothing when outside."
4. "I'm worried I'll expose my family members to radiation."
CASE V
A patient is undergoing left modified radical mastectomy.Post-operatively blood pressure should be taken on the right arm, and the patient's left arm and hand should be elevated as much as possible to prevent:
1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.