A nurse should explain to a patient that the outcome of cancer chemotherapy is a

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A nurse should explain to a patient that the outcome of cancer chemotherapy is affected by which factor?

• The patient's previous pain response to chemotherapy

• The activity level while receiving the chemotherapy

.The number of chemotherapeutic drugs the patient receives

• The responsiveness of the particular cancer to chemotherapy

Which assessment if made of a patient who is taking isophane (NPH) insulin, would require immediate nursing intervention?

• Abdominal distension

• Lipodystrophy

• Generalized dermatitis

• Diaphoresis

Which instruction should a nurse give a patient who is taking a medication that is classified as a sulfonamide?

Increase daily intake of vitamin C

Allow for rest period after eating

Eat a high-protein diet

Drink at least two liters of fluids each day

A patient is diagnosed with alcohol dependency reports tremors and nausea. The patient' s vital signs are blood pressure 156/103 mm Hg, pulse 104 bpm, temperature 99.4 F (37.4 C). A nurse should administer the patient's prescribed prn dose of which medication?

Acetylsalicylic acid

Ranitidine hydrochloride

Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride

Prochlorperazine

An antepartum patient is receiving magnesium sulfate for the treatment of preeclampsia. Which finding is an early sign of toxicity for which the nurse should monitor ?

Chills Slurred vision

Profuse diarrhea Insomnia

Explanation / Answer

1. the outcome of cancer chemotherapy is affected by which factor?

Ans. (The number of chemotherapeutic drugs the patient recieves), because doseage is the most influential factor for the outcome of the chemotherapy.

2. Which assessment if made of a patient who is taking isophane (NPH) insulin, would require immediate nursing intervention?

Ans. (LIPODYSTROPHY), injecting insulin everyday in a single spot on skin may lead to formation of lipodystrophy

3. instruction nurse give a patient who is taking a medication that is classified as a sulfonamide?

Ans. ( Drink at least two liters of fluids each day)

4. A nurse should administer the patient's prescribed prn dose of which medication?

Ans. (Acetylsalicylic acid), it is the best drug to manage fever, pain, blood pressure etc.

5. magnesium sulfate for the treatment of preeclampsia. Which finding is an early sign of toxicity for which the nurse should monitor ?

Ans. (Profuse diarrhea insomnia)

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