The nurse caring for oncology clients knows that which form of metastasis is the most common?
a. Bloodborne
b. Direct invasion
c. Lymphatic spread
d. Via bone marrow
ANS: A
Bloodborne metastasis is the most common way for cancer to metastasize. Direct invasion and lymphatic spread are other methods. Bone marrow is not a medium in which cancer spreads, although cancer can occur in the bone marrow.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is working with a patient who had an MI and is now active in rehabilitation. The nurse should teach this patient to cease activity if which of the following occurs?
A) The patient experiences chest pain, palpitations, or dyspnea. B) The patient experiences a noticeable increase in heart rate during activity. C) The patient's oxygen saturation level drops below 96%. D) The patient's respiratory rate exceeds 30 breaths/min.
When analyzing the rhythm of a patient's electrocardiogram (ECG), the nurse will need to investigate further upon finding a(n)
a. isoelectric ST segment. b. P-R interval of 0.18 second. c. Q-T interval of 0.38 second. d. QRS interval of 0.14 second.
Which of the following statements is true regarding health disparities? Select all that apply. a. Maternal mortality is higher among African American women. b. Among the elderly, men's health and functional status are worse than women's. c. Poor or fair health (contrasted with good, very good, or excellent health) is moreprevalent among children in low-income families
d. African American infants have a higher mortality rate than Caucasian infants. e. Caucasian women are more likely than African American women to die from breastcancer. f. In elderly adults, disability rates are inversely related to income.
The nurse is providing care to a client from the Native American ethnic group. The nurse realizes that which of the following would be a health belief for this client?
1. Illness is punishment from God. 2. The body must be intact upon death. 3. Hospitals are a place to die. 4. Illness is a price to be paid from a past or future event.