Rasmussen College MDC 2 Exam 1

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Rasmussen College MDC 2 Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 50 Qs - 6 or 7 SATA; 3 or 4 Dose Calc;

• A patient has a positive family history of colon cancer. Which of the follow- ing

is a recommendation you would want them to adhere to?

• Encourage baseline colonoscopy screening
• Strict physical activity
• Encourage the patient to increase dietary intake of red meats
• Encourage the patient to reduce intake of fiber

ANS A. Encourage baseline colonoscopy screening

• The patient asks the nurse how radiation works to destroy cancer cells. How would

you respond?

• The goal of radiation therapy is to destroy the cancer cells, while minimizing

further damage to the body

• The goal of localized radiation therapy is to kill all of the rapidly dividing cells 1 / 3

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throughout the body

• The goal of radiation therapy is to localize the tumor and reverse it back to

normal tissue

• The goal of radiation therapy is to promote cell proliferation

ANS A. The goal of radiation therapy is to destroy the cancer cells, while minimizing further damage to the body

• A patient asks the nurse to explain what radiation "exposure" refers to.

Which response is correct?

• It refers to the amount of radiation absorbed
• It refers to the amount of local treatment
• It refers to the amount of radiation being delivered
• It refers to ionization liquification

ANS C. It refers to the amount of radiation being delivered

• A patient asks the nurse to explain the difference between a benign tumor and a

malignant tumor. What is an appropriate response?

• "Don't worry about it. The point is you're okay."
• "A benign tumor is normal cells growing in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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• "A benign tumor will kill you, whereas a malignant tumor cannot."
• "A benign tumor has not undergone apoptosis, whereas a malignant tumor has."

ANS B. "A benign tumor is normal cells growing in the wrong place at the wrong time. But they are not cancerous."

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