A nurse is caring for a patient whose skin cancer will soon be removed by excision. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?
A) Teach the patient about early signs of secondary blistering diseases.
B) Teach the patient about self-care after treatment.
C) Assess the patient's risk for recurrent malignancy.
D) Assess the patient for adverse effects of radiotherapy.
Ans: B
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Because many skin cancers are removed by excision, patients are usually treated in outpatient surgical units. The role of the nurse is to teach the patient about prevention of skin cancer and about self-care after treatment. Assessing the patient's risk for recurrent malignancy is primarily the role of the physician. Blistering diseases do not result from cancer or subsequent excision. Excision is not accompanied by radiotherapy.
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