A Patient's Malignant Melanoma Is Suspected of Having Metastasized

question 173

Multiple Choice

A patient's malignant melanoma is suspected of having metastasized.Which of the following biopsy procedures should the nurse expect to be performed to determine the stage of metastatic cancer?

• A)Lymph node
• B)Muscle
• C)Prostate
• D)Skin

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Definitions:

Expectancy Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that individual motivation is influenced by the expectation of desired outcomes and the attractiveness of those outcomes.

Herzberg's Motivation-Maintenance Theory

A refined explanation of Herzberg's theory specifying motivation factors that inherently motivate employees and hygiene factors needed to prevent dissatisfaction.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, describing a five-tier model of human needs, arranged in a hierarchy that must be fulfilled sequentially from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.

Satisfied Needs

Fulfillment of wants or necessities required for an individual's well-being or contentment.