NCLEX Practice Quiz for Oncology Nursing Disorders

This NCLEX practice exam will test your nursing knowledge on oncological disorders. As a new nurse, you will need to know the basic nursing interventions and plan of care for patients with cancer. This NCLEX test will test your ability to care for a patient with cancer.

NCLEX Practice Quiz for Oncological Disorders

This NCLEX practice quiz has questions that will test your knowledge on oncological/cancer disorders such as breast cancer, testicular cancer, Hodgkin's, Multiple Myeloma (.etc) and their treatments. nnAs a nurse, you will have to know how to provide care for these patients and what nursing interventions to include in your nursing plan of care.

A 28 year old female patient asks you when it is best to perform a self breast exam. Your response is the following:*
- It is best to perform a self breast exam 7 to 10 days after menses.
- It is best to perform a self breast exam every 6 months on the 1st day of bleeding.
- It is best to perform a self breast exam on the same time every month of the day.
- It is best to perform a self breast exam on the day after ovulation.
You are educating a group of young men on preventing testicular cancer. What is a correct statement by a participant regarding a testicular exam?*
- "The testicle may have minor lumps or swelling due to monthly hormonal changes."
- "I perform a self testicular exam once every 6 months."
- "The testicle should feel hard but firm."
- "The best time to perform a self exam is after a shower."
As a shift leader making out patient assignments for the oncoming shift, how would you assign care of a patient that has had a sealed radiation source placed?*
- You decide to rotate staff and assign a nurse who has not provided care for the patient.
- You decide to assign the same nurse who had the patient yesterday to continue providing quality care.
- None of the options are correct. Sealed radiation therapy has no special staffing restrictions.
- You decide to assign one nurse to care for all the patients undergoing sealed radiation therapy to provide continum of care.
A patient who has underwent a bone marrow transplant is at most risk for what?*
- Congestive heart failure
- Liver failure
- HIV
- Bleeding and infection
A patient with leukemia is entering the period known as "the nadir". As the nurse, you know the following about this period:*
- The patient will need to be placed in reverse isolation due to low WBC count.
- The patient is at greatest risk for blood clots and the patient may experience a platelet count of 500,000 or more.
- The patient is at greatest risk for bleeding and the patient can experience a platelet count of 50,000 or less during this period.
- The patient is at risk for elevated hgb and hct, therefore, are at risk for stroke.
On assessment of a patient with leukemia, how would the patient present clinically?*
- Decreased hgb and hct, decreased platelets, and elevated or normal WBCs with enlarged lymph nodes.
- Decreased hgb and hct, increased platelets, and elevated WBCs.
- Normal hgb and hct, normal platelets, and increased WBCs.
- Elevated hgb and hct, decreased platelets, decreased WBCs, and bradycardia.
You are teaching a group of new nurse graduates hired on your oncology unit about oncological disorders. Which statement by a nursing graduate about Hodgkin's Disease require re-education?*
- This disease always presents with hallmark signs of bone pain in the ribs, spine, and pelvis.
- A positive biopsy of the lymph nodes with cervical nodes most often affected.
- A positive CT scan of liver and spleen presents.
- Reed Stenberg cells are present in the nodes.
You are developing a plan of care for a patient with multiple myeloma. What nursing intervention(s) would be included in their plan of care?*
- Discuss infertility issues with the patient.
- Encourage at least 2 Liters of fluids per day and skeletal support during moving.
- Apply antiembolic stockings as prescribed.
- Assist with coughing and deep breathing exercises.
Which patient is at highest risk for cervical cancer?*
- A 60 year old with a history of syphillis and cigarette smoking.
- None of the patients are at risk for cervical cancer.
- A 21 year old who reports first sexual partner at the age of 14 and that she has had at least 10 sex partners.
- A 32 year old in a monogamous relationship who declined the HPV vaccine.
As an oncological nurse, you know what finding is correct regarding breast cancer?*
- Nipple retraction is never present.
- The mass is typically painful and red.
- Masses are usually felt in the upper outer quadrant beneath the nipple or axilla.
- Women who've had a late menarche and early menopause are at risk for breast cancer.

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