NUR 2392 Multidimensional Care II
MCD II Exam 1
Question:
What serum laboratory value does the nurse expect to see with a patient who is hypokalemic?
Answer:
Potassium less than 3.5
Question:
The patient who has undergone which procedure is at most risk for hypocalcemia?
Answer:
Thyroidectomy
Question:
A patient would like to know what it means that her breast cancer has metastasized?
Answer:
Cancer cells have moved from their primary site.
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Question:
A patient is undergoing chemotherapy and is receiving education about the reduction of infection risk, which action reduces the risk of infection?
Answer:
Hand hygiene
Question:
A patient asks the nurse to explain the difference between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor. What is an appropriate response?
Answer:
A benign tumor is normal cells growing in the wrong place at the wrong time, But they are not cancerous
Question:
A patient asks the nurse to explain what radiation exposure refers to, which response is correct?
Answer:
It refers to the amount of radiation being delivered
Question:
The patient asks the nurse how radiation works to destroy cancer cells. How would you respond?
Answer:
The goal of radiation therapy is to destroy the cancer cells, while minimizing further damage to the body.
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