Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 25: The Patient with Cancer
Open-Book Quiz
NAME: ________________________________________
2. How are tumors classified? (See p. 386 in your textbook.)
3. What should be the emphasis in the public education of cancer? (See p. 388 in your
4. Explain the difference between adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies. (See p. 393 in
your textbook.)
6. Explain the use of biologic response modifiers in the treatment of cancer and describe
7. What specific nursing measures would you use when treating a cancer patient with
8. How would you develop a pretreatment teaching plan for a patient who has been
9. When attending to the needs of a terminally ill patient, what must a nurse do to be