EXAM 1 NUR 203 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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The 32-year-old mother who is undergoing radiation from a sealed-
source modality and has been isolated in a private room for 3 days is
visited by her 8-year-old twins. The nurse should: Ans✓✓✓a. put chairs
in the hall for long-distance visitation.
The principles of safety when working with patients undergoing internal
radiation are: Ans✓✓✓time, distance, and shielding
Antineoplastic drugs that are vesicant drugs are best given:
Ans✓✓✓orally
The nurse is reinforcing medication instructions to a patient who has
breast cancer who will be taking Cytoxin. Which of the following does
the nurse plan to include in the instructions? Ans✓✓✓increase fluid
intake to 2000 to 3000 mL daily
One of the characteristics of malignant cells is that they become more
and more undifferentiated as the malignancy progresses. The nucleus
becomes large and irregular and they lose the trait of stopping
reproduction upon command. Ans✓✓✓
The nurse reminds the 50-year-old male patient the American Cancer
Society (ACS) recommendations for early detection of cancer include
, that he should: Ans✓✓✓have a baseline digital rectal exam and psa test
done
The nurse reinforces patient instructions regarding neutropenic
precautions. Important topics should include the following except
Ans✓✓✓you have visitors
he nurse is planning care for the patient who is on a protocol of
bleomycin. Since bleomycin is an antitumor antibiotic, which
intervention should the nurse add to the care plan? Ans✓✓✓Monitor for
cardiac arrhythmias
Which statement indicates to the nurse that the 50-year-old male
recently diagnosed with early stage cancer of the prostate has begun to
accept his diagnosis Ans✓✓✓Do you have any current information on
prostate cancer?
The nurse is instructing a patient who is on a biologic response modifier
(BRM) colony-stimulating drug. The nurse teaches that about which
desired action from this medication Ans✓✓✓Enhanced recovery of
bone marrowd
the 26 yr old patient with a newly diagnosed malignant neoplasm has
experienced a 10 pound weight loss in 3 wks. The nurse takes into
consideration that the rapid weight loss is most likely related to
Ans✓✓✓the malignancy' high nutritional demand
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
The 32-year-old mother who is undergoing radiation from a sealed-
source modality and has been isolated in a private room for 3 days is
visited by her 8-year-old twins. The nurse should: Ans✓✓✓a. put chairs
in the hall for long-distance visitation.
The principles of safety when working with patients undergoing internal
radiation are: Ans✓✓✓time, distance, and shielding
Antineoplastic drugs that are vesicant drugs are best given:
Ans✓✓✓orally
The nurse is reinforcing medication instructions to a patient who has
breast cancer who will be taking Cytoxin. Which of the following does
the nurse plan to include in the instructions? Ans✓✓✓increase fluid
intake to 2000 to 3000 mL daily
One of the characteristics of malignant cells is that they become more
and more undifferentiated as the malignancy progresses. The nucleus
becomes large and irregular and they lose the trait of stopping
reproduction upon command. Ans✓✓✓
The nurse reminds the 50-year-old male patient the American Cancer
Society (ACS) recommendations for early detection of cancer include
, that he should: Ans✓✓✓have a baseline digital rectal exam and psa test
done
The nurse reinforces patient instructions regarding neutropenic
precautions. Important topics should include the following except
Ans✓✓✓you have visitors
he nurse is planning care for the patient who is on a protocol of
bleomycin. Since bleomycin is an antitumor antibiotic, which
intervention should the nurse add to the care plan? Ans✓✓✓Monitor for
cardiac arrhythmias
Which statement indicates to the nurse that the 50-year-old male
recently diagnosed with early stage cancer of the prostate has begun to
accept his diagnosis Ans✓✓✓Do you have any current information on
prostate cancer?
The nurse is instructing a patient who is on a biologic response modifier
(BRM) colony-stimulating drug. The nurse teaches that about which
desired action from this medication Ans✓✓✓Enhanced recovery of
bone marrowd
the 26 yr old patient with a newly diagnosed malignant neoplasm has
experienced a 10 pound weight loss in 3 wks. The nurse takes into
consideration that the rapid weight loss is most likely related to
Ans✓✓✓the malignancy' high nutritional demand
