NURSING PHARMACOLOGY: ANTI-INFECTIVE DRUGS 2026 EXAM 2
1. Question
Chemotherapy dosing is usually based on the total body surface. What should the
nurse do before administering chemotherapy?
A. Get the body mass index (BMI).
B. Ask the client about intake and output.
C. Weigh and measure the height of the patient on the day of administration.
Correct
D. Ask the client for the height and weight.
Correct
Correct Answer: C. Weigh and measure the height of the patient on the day of
administration.
To assure that the client obtains optimal doses of chemotherapy, dosing is usually
based on the total body surface (BSA), which requires an accurate current
measurement of height and weight on the day of the administration.
Options A & B: These will not provide the information needed.
,Option D: This will lead to an inaccurate value in determining the true body total
surface.
2. Question
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a chemotherapy. Which of the
following would be expected as a result of the massive cell destruction that
occurred from the chemotherapy?
A. Leukopenia
B. Anemia
C. Thrombocytopenia
Incorrect
D. Hyperuricemia
Correct Answer
Incorrect
Correct Answer: D. Hyperuricemia.
Increased levels of uric acid (Hyperuricemia) in the body is common following the
treatment for leukemias and lymphomas because chemotherapy results in
massive cell destruction.
, Options A, B, & C: These are usually noted, but an increased uric acid level is
specifically related to massive cell destruction.
3. Question
Mitomycin (Mutamycin) is prescribed to a client with colorectal cancer. All of
which are the routes of administration, except?
A. Oral
Correct Answer
B. Intravenous
C. Intravesical
D. Intraarterial
Incorrect
Incorrect
Correct Answer: A. Oral
Mitomycin (Mutamycin) is an antitumor antibiotic used in the treatment of anal,
bladder, breast, cervical, colorectal, head and neck, and non-small cell lung
cancer.
Option A: There is no pill form of this medication.
1. Question
Chemotherapy dosing is usually based on the total body surface. What should the
nurse do before administering chemotherapy?
A. Get the body mass index (BMI).
B. Ask the client about intake and output.
C. Weigh and measure the height of the patient on the day of administration.
Correct
D. Ask the client for the height and weight.
Correct
Correct Answer: C. Weigh and measure the height of the patient on the day of
administration.
To assure that the client obtains optimal doses of chemotherapy, dosing is usually
based on the total body surface (BSA), which requires an accurate current
measurement of height and weight on the day of the administration.
Options A & B: These will not provide the information needed.
,Option D: This will lead to an inaccurate value in determining the true body total
surface.
2. Question
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a chemotherapy. Which of the
following would be expected as a result of the massive cell destruction that
occurred from the chemotherapy?
A. Leukopenia
B. Anemia
C. Thrombocytopenia
Incorrect
D. Hyperuricemia
Correct Answer
Incorrect
Correct Answer: D. Hyperuricemia.
Increased levels of uric acid (Hyperuricemia) in the body is common following the
treatment for leukemias and lymphomas because chemotherapy results in
massive cell destruction.
, Options A, B, & C: These are usually noted, but an increased uric acid level is
specifically related to massive cell destruction.
3. Question
Mitomycin (Mutamycin) is prescribed to a client with colorectal cancer. All of
which are the routes of administration, except?
A. Oral
Correct Answer
B. Intravenous
C. Intravesical
D. Intraarterial
Incorrect
Incorrect
Correct Answer: A. Oral
Mitomycin (Mutamycin) is an antitumor antibiotic used in the treatment of anal,
bladder, breast, cervical, colorectal, head and neck, and non-small cell lung
cancer.
Option A: There is no pill form of this medication.
