What precautions does the nurse take when giving any type of Chemo medications
2. What is Superior vena cava syndrome and what are the symptoms associated with this syndrome
3. What will the nurse do for a patient following a prostatectomy and what should be done for dark red urine output?
4. What post-op care should be provided after a mastectomy
5. What labs should the nurse be concerned with when caring for the cancer patient. Ex: Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia, etc…
6. Know all signs/symptoms of Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia
7. What kind of education would you give someone receivingexternal radiation
8. Know the stages of cancer development; malignant transformation occurs through…
9. Know how to interpret the TNM staging system
10. What drug does the physician order for the chemo patient with low hemoglobin levels
11. What the normal ranges for platelet counts and what nursing intervention should the nurse do for a low platelet count
12. What intervention/education should the nurse suggest to the early diagnosed cancer patient concerning memory problems
13. What is mucositis and what interventions does the nurse do to treat it
14. What is the difference between Basal Cell and Squamous cell carcinomas
15. What type of behavior does cancer cells exhibit
16. What interventions are used for nausea/vomiting associated with cancer treatment
17. What education would the nurse give to lessen the impact on the development of cancer
18. What is Tumor lysis syndrome 19. What interventions would the nurse incorporate for the patient diagnosed with a brain tumor
20. What type of education will the nurse teach the patient who takes herbal medications when receiving treatment for cancer
21. Ginger helps the cancer patient with what?
22. What herbal supplement should the patient avoid when taking estrogen
23. Why should the surgical patient stop taking ginger, bilberry, feverfew, and garlic
24. What is the association between cancer and T’ai Chi
25. What types of interventions can the nurse provide for cancer comfort
26. What is Palliative care and what purpose does treatment do for this type of patient
27. What is Hospice and the role of the nurse working with the patient and family
28. What is the difference between agonal breathing, apneustic breathing, and cheyne-stokes respiration
29. What are signs/symptoms of impending death and which sign does the nurse determine is showing nearing death
30. What is the most important treatment the nurse does for the dying patient
31. What are advance directives and what education does the nurse provide the patient/family
32. What is actions should the nurse take for the death of the patient and their families
33. What is the difference between hospice and palliative care
34. How does one identify pain in the cancer patient
35.What task are unlicensed staff allowed to do for the dying patient
36. What interventions does the nurse do for “death rattle”
37. What are the catholic custom associated with death and dying
38. What is terminal dehydration
39. What is the purpose of proportional palliative sedation [Show less]
