25. The nurse should include which most appropriate intervention in the preoperative
plan of care for a patient with laryngeal cancer who is scheduled for a radical neck
dissection and total laryngectomy?
A. Teach the patient how to perform stoma care.
B. Plan for a volunteer to take the patient outside for cigarette breaks.
C. Establish a means of communication for the immediate postoperative period.
D. Assess the patient's favorite foods to assure these are provided in the immediate
post-
operative period
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, A. Teach the patient how to perform stoma care
C. Establish a means of communication for the immediate postoperative
period.
D. Assess the patient's favorite foods to assure these are provided in the
immediate post-
operative period
7. The patient with cancer is scheduled for induction therapy. The patient asks the
nurse what this means. The best response by the nurse should include information?
A. Induction therapy will cure the disease.
B. Induction therapy involves staging of the disease.
C. Induction therapy is aimed at achieving a complete remission.
D. Induction therapy limits the severe side effects of chemotherapy
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C. Induction therapy is aimed at achieving a complete remission
8. When assigning staff to patients who are receiving chemotherapy, what is the major
consideration?
A. Many chemotherapeutics are vesicants.
B. Oral and venous routes of administration are the most common.
C. During preparation, drugs may be absorbed through the skin or inhaled.
D. Chemotherapeutics are frequently given through central venous access devices
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C. During preparation, drugs may be absorbed through the skin or inhaled
plan of care for a patient with laryngeal cancer who is scheduled for a radical neck
dissection and total laryngectomy?
A. Teach the patient how to perform stoma care.
B. Plan for a volunteer to take the patient outside for cigarette breaks.
C. Establish a means of communication for the immediate postoperative period.
D. Assess the patient's favorite foods to assure these are provided in the immediate
post-
operative period
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, A. Teach the patient how to perform stoma care
C. Establish a means of communication for the immediate postoperative
period.
D. Assess the patient's favorite foods to assure these are provided in the
immediate post-
operative period
7. The patient with cancer is scheduled for induction therapy. The patient asks the
nurse what this means. The best response by the nurse should include information?
A. Induction therapy will cure the disease.
B. Induction therapy involves staging of the disease.
C. Induction therapy is aimed at achieving a complete remission.
D. Induction therapy limits the severe side effects of chemotherapy
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C. Induction therapy is aimed at achieving a complete remission
8. When assigning staff to patients who are receiving chemotherapy, what is the major
consideration?
A. Many chemotherapeutics are vesicants.
B. Oral and venous routes of administration are the most common.
C. During preparation, drugs may be absorbed through the skin or inhaled.
D. Chemotherapeutics are frequently given through central venous access devices
Give this one a try later!
C. During preparation, drugs may be absorbed through the skin or inhaled
