A nurse is teaching a community program on nutritional guidelines for cancer prevention. Which of the

following instructions should the nurse include? - Correct Answer: *Eat foods high in vitamin A

(apricots, carrots, leafy green vegetables).*

Add cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli and cabbage).

A nurse in an oncology clinic is caring for a client who is undergoing treatment for cancer and reports

difficulty eating due to inability to taste food. Which intervention should the nurse recommend? - Correct

Answer: *Use a plastic utensil to eat.*

The use of plastic utensils when eating can enhance taste sensations for the client undergoing cancer

treatment and reduce the occurrence of a metallic taste.

A nurse is teaching a client who is undergoing cancer treatment about interventions to manage stomatitis

(inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth). Which statement by the client indicates

understanding of the teaching? - Correct Answer: *"I will avoid toasting my bread."*

Dry, coarse foods such as toast can worsen the manifestations of stomatitis.

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has suspected HIV-associated muscle wasting. Which

findings support this diagnosis? - Correct Answer: *Report of a fever or other condition for 30 days.*

*Weight loss of at least 10%.*

A nurse is providing postoperative teaching about the management of dumping syndrome to a client who

had a partial gastrectomy. Which instruction should the nurse include in the teaching? - Correct Answer:

*"Eat protein with each meal."*

The nurse should instruct the client to eat meals that are high in protein and fat with low to moderate

carbohydrate content. Protein should be included in every meal because it delays digestion, which helps

reduce manifestations of dumping syndrome.

Additional recommendations:

The client should avoid fluids at mealtimes to decrease gastric stimulation.