Title: Apply the nursing process to a client with neoplastic disease (i.e., cancer).
Course: Practical Nursing II (14052-II) > Section: Applying Concepts Related to Wellness and Illness

Application should include

- incorporating knowledge of neoplastic disease (cancer)
- dealing with client fears and anxieties related to diagnosis
- reducing risk factors
- assessing outcomes and interventions associated with surgical treatment
- assessing outcomes, interventions, and evaluations associated with chemotherapy
- assessing outcomes, interventions, and evaluations associated with radiation
- assessing outcomes, interventions, and evaluations associated with new treatments, cryosurgery, and genome treatment.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are cancer's warning signals?
- What are the common screening tests for early detection of various cancers?
- What is the difference between benign tumors and malignant tumors?
- What is tumor staging?
- What are the nursing interventions for the client undergoing surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or bone marrow transplantation?
- What nursing interventions could one use to provide support for the family and the client while hospitalized?
- What nursing interventions could one use to provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support for the terminally ill cancer client?
- What are the essential labs requiring a nurse’s review?