[Exam 1/Final] Chapter 61 - Skin Cancer

Question 1

Skin Cancer: Prevention incldues what

Answer 1

use of sunscreen and avodiing sun

Question 2

Skin Cancer: What is a basal cell carcinoma?

Answer 2

Most common type and most successfully treated because tumors localized

Question 3

Skin Cancer: What is squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 3

prognosis depends on presence of metastasis

Question 4

Skin Cancer: What is malignant melanoma

Answer 4

Most common. Has spread and can be more deadly. Will spread to different organs

Question 5

Skin Cancer: Treatment invovles what

Answer 5

Eradication of the tumor

Question 6

Skin Cancer: How does basal cell carcinoma look?

Answer 6

Tends to be small, waxy nodule. Looks translucent and has pearly border

Question 7

Skin Cancer: How does squamous cell carcinoma look?

Answer 7

Crusty, ugly. More rough, thick, scaly tumors.

More of a inflammatory , more inflammed.

Can metastasize

Question 8

Malingant Melanoma: How can it look?

Answer 8

Can be superficial and spread out or it can be nodular.

Question 9

Skin Cancer: Assessment includes what?

Answer 9

ABCDE

Question 10

Skin Cancer: What is included in ABCDE?

Answer 10

Asymmetry
Border Irregularity
Color Variegation
Diameter greater than 6 mm
Evolved over period of time

Question 11

Skin Cancer - Nursing Process: Assessment includes what?

Answer 11

ABCDEs

Palpating lymph nodes and make sure lymph nodes not enlarged

Question 12

Skin Cancer - Nursing Process: Diagnosis determined how?

Answer 12

Through a biopsy. If positive, can use TNM model.

Question 13

Skin Cancer - Nursing Process: Interventions incldue waht?

Answer 13

Relieving pain, discomfort, anxiety.

Educating on assessment of cancer and teaching ABCDE.

Question 14

Skin Cancer - Nursing Process: Potential problems?

Answer 14

Metastasis and infection at surgical site.

Question 15

Skin Cancer - Nursing Process: How will infection be treated?

Answer 15

Srugical excision which is wide local.

Question 16

Skin Cancer - Nursing Process: Treatment for skin cancer if hasn’t spread?

Answer 16

Excision of the tumor. Usually take it out and some around it. Is why its called a wide local incision.