Competency Quiz # 4
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- 1.Which of the following cancers is the leading killer worldwide?
- A.
Stomach
- B.
Lung
- C.
Colon
- D.
Liver
- 2.Cancer incidence is:
- A.
The same as prevalence
- B.
The number or percent of people alive in the population who have had a diagnosis of cancer
- C.
The number of new cancers of a specific site/type in the population during one year
- D.
None of the above
- 3.Which of the following is the leading cause of nursing error and possible malpractice?
- A.
Incomplete or absent documentation in the medical record
- B.
Failure to monitor a patient in restraints
- C.
Medication errors
- D.
Failure to education the patient
- 4.Tumor markers:
- A.
Incude PSA, CEA, CA-125
- B.
May always distinguish benign from malignant conditions
- C.
Are always useful for diagnosis of specific cancer
- D.
Are never useful gauges of effective therapy.
- 5.Which of the following organisms is most likely to cause infection one year or longer after a hematopoietic stem cell transplant?
- A.
Aspergillus species
- B.
Varicell-zoster virus
- C.
Pneumocystis carinii
- D.
S. Aureus
- 6.Which of the following chemotherapy drugs is most likely to cause hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis in long-term cancer survivors?
- A.
Methotrexate
- B.
Doxorubicin
- C.
Bleomycin
- D.
Vincristine
- 7.Which of the following is a possible cause of nausea and vomiting in a patient with advanced cancer?
- A.
Bowel obstruction
- B.
Chemotherapy
- C.
Increased intracranial pressure
- D.
All of the above
- 8.Which of the following metabolic patterns would yu expec in the tumor lysis syndrome?
- A.
Elevated potassium, elevated uric acid, elevated calcium
- B.
Low potassium, elevated uric acid, low calcium
- C.
Elevated potassium,elevated uric acid, low calcium
- D.
Elevaed potassium, elevated uri acid, low phosphate
- 9.Ondansetron is
- A.
A chemotherapy drug
- B.
A steroid
- C.
An antiemetic
- D.
An antibiotic
- 10.A patient wih cancer is undergoing chemotheapy and develops a fever of 103.5 degrees F; he is found to have a neutrophil count of 300/mm3. Physicial exam is not helpful in pinpointing the source of infection. Cultures are pending. Appropriate initial empiric antibiotic therapy might include the following except:
- A.
A cephalosporin
- B.
An antipseudomanal penicillin
- C.
Vancomycin
- D.
A fluoroquinolone
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