Author Question: When planning for cancer survivor care needs, which information should the nurse consider? a. ... (Read 68 times)

Jramos095 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

When planning for cancer survivor care needs, which information should the nurse consider?

a. Survivorship care plans are reviewed with the patient at home.
b. All health care agencies provide survivorship care plans.
c. Some survivors are discharged with no survivor plan.
d. The plan does not deal with future cancer screenings.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who has successfully undergone cancer therapy and will be discharged home soon. The patient is concerned about going home and not knowing what to do.

Which information is the most valuable for the nurse to share with the patient?
a. The nurse will develop a plan of care that will tell exactly what needs to be done.
b. If any issues arise, call the health care provider and follow the instructions.
c. Proper cancer treatment has been provided, and nothing else is required.
d. There is a team that will provide support and care that may be needed.

nicoleclaire22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Some patients receive care at cancer centers without this type of resource and may not have a survivor care plan. Thus nurses and other health care providers need to become more vigilant in recognizing cancer survivors and attempting to link them with the support and resources they require. Ideally, the nurse reviews a survivorship care plan with a patient at the time of discharge from a treatment program and not at home. The plan becomes a guide for any future cancer or cancer-related care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
When a survivor is released from an oncologist, the internist and other health care providers provide and coordinate care based on knowledge of prior cancer history and treatment. To meet the health care needs of cancer survivors, it is essential for a survivorship care plan to be written by the principal provider (not the nurse) who coordinates the patient's oncology treatment. Depending upon the issue, there may be several health care providers who may be a better choice. Proper cancer treatment will include a follow-up plan or survivorship care plan. The nurse will still advise the patient to call the health care provider if there are issues and to follow the instructions given, but acknowledging the team approach that is used and available support is most valuable to the patient at the time of discharge.