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Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia normally begin after receiving a
first treatment?
24 hours
2 weeks
1 month
3 months ✔Correct Answer-2 weeks
The nurse teaches a patient that the survivorship care plan is used to:
A. provide instructions to the employer to make accommodations upon the return to work.
B. replace the patient's electronic medical record.
C. provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance following treatment.
D. completion of treatment. ✔Correct Answer-provide clear direction for ongoing care and
surveillance following treatment.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform for a patient who is at risk for
increased intracranial pressure?
Keeping the patient's bed in the high Fowler's position
Limiting suctioning to less than 30 seconds
Assessing the patient's gag reflex
Positioning pillows to hyperextend the neck ✔Correct Answer-Assessing the patient's gag
reflex
Which of the following is a dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan?
Diarrhea
Alopecia
Miosis
Vomiting ✔Correct Answer-diarhhea
A patient demonstrates an adequate understanding of the teaching provided regarding
chemotherapy and myelosuppression by stating:
A. "Myelosuppression is:
the overreaction of the body's immune system to a medication."
B. unintentional prior to a bone marrow transplant."
C. a potential side effect of many cancer treatments."
, D. when laboratory values show an elevation in the white blood cell count." ✔Correct
Answer-
A patient receiving a fluorouracil-based combination chemotherapy regimen is employed as a
landscaper. The nurse teaches the patient about the risk of:
gout.
peripheral edema.
photosensitivity.
pulmonary toxicity. ✔Correct Answer-photosensitivity.
Which of the following is released into the bloodstream in the event of tumor lysis syndrome?
Uric acid
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium ✔Correct Answer-uric acid
The nurse preparing to instill intravesical mitomycin should wear which of the following pieces
of personal protective equipment?
A plastic face shield
A front-closing laboratory gown
One pair of powdered nitrile gloves
A pair of shoe covers ✔Correct Answer-A plastic face shield
Alkylating agents exert their effects by:
A. binding to DNA strands, preventing DNA replication and cell division.
B. disrupting folate-dependent metabolic processes essential for cell replication.
C. causing the release of toxic free radicals inside the cell, triggering cell apoptosis.
D. attaching to CD52 on the surface of B and T cells, resulting in antibody-dependent lysis.
✔Correct Answer-binding to DNA strands, preventing DNA replication and cell division.
One year after receiving total body irradiation for a hematopoietic stem cell transplant, a
patient reports increasingly dim vision and ocular sensitivity. The nurse suspects which late
effect related to treatment?
Optic nerve dysfunction
Strabismus
Cataracts
Macular degeneration ✔Correct Answer-cataracts
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Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia normally begin after receiving a
first treatment?
24 hours
2 weeks
1 month
3 months ✔Correct Answer-2 weeks
The nurse teaches a patient that the survivorship care plan is used to:
A. provide instructions to the employer to make accommodations upon the return to work.
B. replace the patient's electronic medical record.
C. provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance following treatment.
D. completion of treatment. ✔Correct Answer-provide clear direction for ongoing care and
surveillance following treatment.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform for a patient who is at risk for
increased intracranial pressure?
Keeping the patient's bed in the high Fowler's position
Limiting suctioning to less than 30 seconds
Assessing the patient's gag reflex
Positioning pillows to hyperextend the neck ✔Correct Answer-Assessing the patient's gag
reflex
Which of the following is a dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan?
Diarrhea
Alopecia
Miosis
Vomiting ✔Correct Answer-diarhhea
A patient demonstrates an adequate understanding of the teaching provided regarding
chemotherapy and myelosuppression by stating:
A. "Myelosuppression is:
the overreaction of the body's immune system to a medication."
B. unintentional prior to a bone marrow transplant."
C. a potential side effect of many cancer treatments."
, D. when laboratory values show an elevation in the white blood cell count." ✔Correct
Answer-
A patient receiving a fluorouracil-based combination chemotherapy regimen is employed as a
landscaper. The nurse teaches the patient about the risk of:
gout.
peripheral edema.
photosensitivity.
pulmonary toxicity. ✔Correct Answer-photosensitivity.
Which of the following is released into the bloodstream in the event of tumor lysis syndrome?
Uric acid
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium ✔Correct Answer-uric acid
The nurse preparing to instill intravesical mitomycin should wear which of the following pieces
of personal protective equipment?
A plastic face shield
A front-closing laboratory gown
One pair of powdered nitrile gloves
A pair of shoe covers ✔Correct Answer-A plastic face shield
Alkylating agents exert their effects by:
A. binding to DNA strands, preventing DNA replication and cell division.
B. disrupting folate-dependent metabolic processes essential for cell replication.
C. causing the release of toxic free radicals inside the cell, triggering cell apoptosis.
D. attaching to CD52 on the surface of B and T cells, resulting in antibody-dependent lysis.
✔Correct Answer-binding to DNA strands, preventing DNA replication and cell division.
One year after receiving total body irradiation for a hematopoietic stem cell transplant, a
patient reports increasingly dim vision and ocular sensitivity. The nurse suspects which late
effect related to treatment?
Optic nerve dysfunction
Strabismus
Cataracts
Macular degeneration ✔Correct Answer-cataracts
