The mitotic inhibitors interfere with the ability of a cell to ...

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The mitotic inhibitors interfere with the ability of a cell to divide and they block or alter deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis, thus causing cell death. What is important for the nurse to remember when administering these drugs?
 
  A) The nurse should encourage the patient to eat six small meals a day.
  B) The nurse should avoid any skin, eye, or mucous membrane contact with the drug.
  C) The nurse should avoid using a distal vein.
  D) The nurse should check for extravasation when the infusion is over.

Question 2

The patient, newly diagnosed with epilepsy, asks the nurse to explain the meaning of the diagnosis. What is the nurse's best response?
 
  A) Epilepsy is a single disease that causes seizures.
  B) Epilepsy is a convulsive disorder caused by electrical discharge in the muscle.
  C) Epilepsy is characterized by sudden discharge of excessive electrical energy.
  D) Epilepsy is the tonicclonic muscle contractions with potential to cause injury.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Special care needs to be taken when administering these drugs. The nurse should avoid any skin, eye, or mucous membrane contact with the drug. This type of contact can cause serious reactions and toxicity for the nurse. The nurse should check for extravasation frequently during the infusion and not wait until the infusion is completed, a distal vein should be used, nausea and vomiting are commonly experienced adverse effects of these drugs, and small meals may help the patient to maintain adequate nutrition but this is not the important concern when administering the drug.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
The most prevalent of the neurological disorders, epilepsy is not a single disease but a collection of different syndromes characterized by the same feature: sudden discharge of excessive electrical energy from nerve cells located within the brain, which leads to a seizure. In some cases, this release stimulates motor nerves, resulting in convulsions, with tonicclonic muscle contractions that have the potential to cause injury, tics, and spasms. Other discharges may stimulate autonomic or sensory nerves and cause very different effects, such as a barely perceptible, temporary lapse in consciousness or a sympathetic reaction.

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