CHEMO CERTIFICATION TEST LATEST 2024 EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A GRADE.

CHEMO CERTIFICATION TEST LATEST 2024 EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A GRADE. Mutations in genetic material from exposure to chemotherapy are termed? --Correct Answer: Genotoxicity The Vinca Alkaloids act in which phase where they prevent cell division? --Correct Answer: M Phase Which of the following is likely the best way to ensure patient adherence to oral chemotherapy? --Correct Answer: Schedule a phone call with the patient 3-5 days after therapy is initiated To address the dose-limiting toxicity of cyclophosphamide, what should discharge education for the patient include? --Correct Answer: Encourage the intake of 2-3 liters of fluid per day Which of the following is true and should always be included in your discussion with patients when they go home after completing chemotherapy? --Correct Answer: Sexual relations are often allowed as long as special precautions are taken Your patient asks if it is okay to have contact with family members during chemotherapy treatments. your best response is: --Correct Answer: Normal contact and hugging and kissing are safe Your patient had an extravasation, which is a vinca alkaloid class of chemotherapy. What do you teach them about caring for the site when they get home? --Correct Answer: Apply a warm compress for 15 minutes, 4 times a day Which of the following actions reflect an understanding of safe- handling procedures? --Correct Answer: Wear two pairs of chemotherapy- tested gloves and gown when handling HD exposed bodily fluids When chemotherapy is used before primary treatment (surgery) to reduce the size of a solid tumor, it is called what? --Correct Answer: Neoadjuvant Therapy Which of the following class of drugs is cell cycle non-specific and therefore can affect the cancer in any phase of the cell cycle? --Correct Answer: Alkylating Agents Which of the following is TRUE about the use of chemotherapy gowns with administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy? --Correct Answer: Gowns should be worn while administering chemotherapy by IV, oral (if splashing is likely), topical, intracavitary, and if giving aerosolized drugs Because of the possibility of exposure through bodily fluids, what is the minimum amount of time to maintain hazardous drug precautions? --Correct Answer: 48 hours The nurse wearing a chemotherapy gown and gloves has assisted in cleaning an incontinent patient with chemotherapy infusing. The gown does not appear soiled. What should be done with the gown? --Correct Answer: Dispose in a yellow chemotherapy waste container Which of the following is true about pregnant nurses who care for patients receiving chemotherapy? --Correct Answer: Employee has the responsibility to notify employer of pregnancy PPE is required when administering chemotherapy using which of the following routes of administration? SATA --Correct Answer: Select all answers. When caring for the patient who is receiving chemotherapy, you notice a puddle of urine beneath the foley bag on the floor. What should be your first action? --Correct Answer: Remove unnecessary people from the area Which of the following may be included in a medical surveillance program? --Correct Answer: Administer periodic questionnaires tracking contact with HD, use of PPE, and adverse events The NCCN guidelines recommend that with the agent you are administering that you should give the following three drug combination as antiemetic premedication: • 5-HT3 Antagonist • NK1 Antagonist • Corticosteroid --Correct Answer: High emetic risk Prior to beginning any chemotherapy treatment, the nurse must perform an assessment where which of the following should occur? --Correct Answer: Discussion with the patient about a history of drug, allergic, or transfusion reactions