KNOWLEDGE FOR NURSING PRACTICE BNKN602 NEWEST

KNOWLEDGE FOR NURSING PRACTICE BNKN602 NEWEST

ACTUAL / QUESTIONS AND ANSWER VERIFIED

Nursing assessment and management of a patient with shock

• ---Answers----•Identify and treat the cause (Vasopresser-

constrict BV, IV fluids (Colliods and crystalliods incr osmotic pressure), infection control) •Maintain oxygenation •Maintain adequate cardiac output and renal perfusion •Treat arrhythmias

Types of cancer (liquid and solid) - ---Answers----Leukaemia and lymphomias (liquid) Tumor, breast, brain, lung etc, adrenocarcinoma- small round cell

Signs and symptoms of cancer - ---Answers----unexplained weightloss, persistent cough, pain, unusual bleeding, changes to mole, swelling or lump, tiredness

How does cancer occur - ---Answers----Abnormal cell division

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How is cancer treated - ---Answers----chemotherapry- IM, IV, Oral (acts on rapidly producing cells in body, different types work on different cycles of cell) Radiation therapy- breaking bonds in DNA, catches cells in dividing stage, less effect on normal cells Palliative care-symptom management, QOL, care planning, hospice care, bereavement care

Side effects of cancer treatment - ---Answers----Hair loss, loss of fertility (planning of future fertility- eggs frozen/sperm, nausea/vomiting, forgetfulness, digestive changes, changes to bone marrow, skins issues-dryness itchyness, numbness/tingling

Other side effects of cancer treatment - ---Answers---- Financial toxicity •Relationship distress/intimacy issues •Changes in body image •Loss of independence •Facing mortality •Co-morbidities •Physical disabilities •Risk of future cancer •Anxiety and depression

Long term effects of cancer treatment - ---Answers---- •Surveillance 3- 5 years (Survivorship) 2 / 3

•Cognition issues - memory retention issues/ learning difficulties •Decrease heart function •Hormone issues •Loss of bone density •Dependent on disease and treatment •Increased risk of cancer

Sam is a 15-year-old boy who has recently been diagnosed with asthma. You are the practice nurse responsible for providing an education session for Sam. Which of the following best describes the cause of Sam's breathlessness? - --- Answers----Bronchospasm, increased mucous production and narrowing of airways

Metastasis is defined as - ---Answers----Cancer cells moving from their original location to other sites

A common side effect of chemotherapy includes - --- Answers----Nausea and vomiting

You are caring for a patient who has right-sided paralysis and aphasia after an embolic stroke that occurred two days ago.These symptoms indicate that - ---Answers----The damage was probably in the left side of his cerebrum, probably in the frontal area.

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