INFECTION MANAGEMENT/SKILLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
which teaching point should be included when educating a patient with cancer who is prone to infection? - ANSWER Report a temperature of 38 C (100.4 F) or higher to the practitioner. A 53 y/o pt with a history of breast cancer reports completing the fifth round of drug therapy 7 days ago and is now presenting to the emergency department with an oral temperature of 38.2 C (100.4 F). Which additional assessment finding is important to report to the practitioner? - ANSWER Crackles in the bases of both lung fields Infection in an immunocompromised patient with cancer is associated with which life-threatening patient outcomes? - ANSWER sepsis which cancer diagnosis has a higher risk of infection - ANSWER hematologic cancer the nurse is giving discharge instructions to a patient with acute myeloid leukemia who will be discharged home while neutropenic. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for further education? - ANSWER Im glad I can still eat cheeseburgers medium rare the way I like them which of these findings may indicate infection in a patient with cancer? - ANSWER Rectal fissure and vaginal erythema During a health history, an older adult pt undergoing antineoplastic drug and radiation therapy for rectal cancer reports a fever of 38.3 C (101 F). which statement by the patient is the most significant? - ANSWER My stomach hurts, and I have been having frequent diarrhea. Antifungal medications are usually administered as prophylaxis to high-risk patients with cancer with which factor? - ANSW
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