Chapter 45 Pharm book: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle–Specific Drugs

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1. A patient is experiencing stomatitis after a round of chemotherapy. Which intervention by the nurse is correct?

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2. The nurse is caring for a patient who becomes severely nauseated during chemotherapy. Which intervention is most appropriate?

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3. The nurse monitors a patient who is experiencing thrombocytopenia from severe bone marrow suppression by looking for

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4. A patient receiving chemotherapy is experiencing severe bone marrow suppression. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate at this time?

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5. If extravasation of an antineoplastic medication occurs, which intervention will the nurse perform first?

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6. The nurse is assessing a patient who has experienced severe neutropenia after chemotherapy and will monitor for which possible signs of infection? (Select all that apply.)

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7. The order for chemotherapy reads: “Give asparaginase (Elspar) IV 200 units/kg/day.” The patient weighs 297 lb. The pharmacy department will prepare the medication for intravenous infusion. How much drug will be given per dose?

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8. The nurse is assessing a patient who has developed anemia after two rounds of chemotherapy. Which of these may be indications of anemia? (Select all that apply.)

Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1

Chapter 45 Pharm book: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle–Specific Drugs

Chapter 45 Pharm book: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle–Specific Drugs

1. A patient is experiencing stomatitis after a round of chemotherapy. Which intervention by the nurse is correct?

2. The nurse is caring for a patient who becomes severely nauseated during chemotherapy. Which intervention is most appropriate?

3. The nurse monitors a patient who is experiencing throm­bocytopenia from severe bone marrow suppression by looking for

4. A patient receiving chemotherapy is experiencing severe bone marrow suppression. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate at this time?

5. If extravasation of an antineoplastic medication occurs, which intervention will the nurse perform first?

6. The nurse is assessing a patient who has experienced severe neutropenia after chemotherapy and will monitor for which possible signs of infection? (Select all that apply.)

7. The order for chemotherapy reads: “Give asparaginase (Elspar) IV 200 units/kg/day.” The patient weighs 297 lb. The pharmacy department will prepare the medication for intravenous infusion. How much drug will be given per dose?

8. The nurse is assessing a patient who has developed anemia after two rounds of chemotherapy. Which of these may be indications of anemia? (Select all that apply.)

3. The nurse monitors a patient who is experiencing thrombocytopenia from severe bone marrow suppression by looking for