NURSE-UN 1435 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8&14: Progenitor Cell, Prostate Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
7 Oct 2018
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Chapter 8 & 14: the nurse recognizes that both grading and staging are methods for classifying cancer and selecting a treatment plan. Which of the following is the latency period for this cancer: up to 35 years, 5-10 years, an oncology nurse is caring for a client with newly diagnosed b-cell lymphoma. Extensive blood work has been drawn and sent to the lab. 177: a nurse on the oncology floor reads a client"s chart and sees that the client was treated for an adenocarcinoma. The doctor removed several polyps that were sent to pathology and identified as benign. Select the result that would be of most concern: hcg, ca 125, the client"s disease is believed to be treatable with targeted cancer therapies. The white blood cell count is 18,000 cells/ul. The patient wants the organs repaired and not removed if at all possible. Laboratory results indicate neutrophilia with a shift to the left.
