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strangeaffliction

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The client is receiving chemotherapy while remaining in the home setting.
 
  To ensure that caregivers properly dispose of body fluids while the client is receiving these drugs, what is the nurse's highest priority instruction to the client and caregiver?
  a. Wear protective gloves and mask when flushing a toilet.
  b. Wash soiled linen in cold water to prevent staining.
  c. Flush the toilet twice while the client is receiving the drugs.
  d. Clean the toilet with undiluted bleach while the client is receiving the drug.

Question 2

The client will be undergoing anticancer therapy in the home setting. The nurse is preparing written educational materials for the client and family. In preparing the materials, the nurse's highest priority intervention is to:
 
  a. ensure that materials are written at a 10th-grade level.
  b. assess the learning needs of the client and family.
  c. provide information as an audio file as well as in written format.
  d. provide detailed information on each medication given.



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lindahyatt42

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
While the client is in the home setting and is receiving chemotherapy, toilets should be flushed twice since chemotherapy remains in the body for 48 to 72 hours after administration.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Before actually preparing the materials, the nurse should assess the learning needs of the client and family members.





 

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