ONCOLOGY IQ

Test your cancer nursing knowledge with ONCC’s OncologyIQ. Every week ONCC will post a new question, the correct answer, and rationale. Follow us on Twitter to get the weekly OncologyIQ question delivered directly to your Twitter feed. Want more questions like this? Check out ONCC Practice Tests!

Correct answer: A

Rationale: Prostate cancer most often metastasizes to the axial skeleton, liver, and lungs. A patient reporting skeletal pain should be assessed for metastatic disease.

Reference:Yarbro, C.H., Wujcik, D., & Gobel, B.H. (Eds.). (2018). Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (8th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning, pp. 1853.

Newton, S., Hickey, M., & Brant, J. (2017). Mosby's onology nursing advisor: A comprehensive guide to clinical practice (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby, p. 75.

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ONCOLOGY IQ

Rationale: Prostate cancer most often metastasizes to the axial skeleton, liver, and lungs. A patient reporting skeletal pain should be assessed for metastatic disease.

Reference:Yarbro, C.H., Wujcik, D., & Gobel, B.H. (Eds.). (2018). Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (8th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning, pp. 1853.

Newton, S., Hickey, M., & Brant, J. (2017). Mosby's onology nursing advisor: A comprehensive guide to clinical practice (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby, p. 75.