Author Question: A client is being prepared for the delivery of an intravenous chemotherapeutic agent. The client ... (Read 31 times)

lunatika · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client is being prepared for the delivery of an intravenous chemotherapeutic agent. The client asks why the drug cannot be given by mouth. The nurse explains that an advantage to intravenous delivery is that:

1. It protects the client from environmental infections.
2. A consistent serum drug level can be obtained.
3. It is administered outside of the home.
4. It can protect the veins during administration.

Question 2

A client has a 2-cm breast tumor, which is estimated to contain 2 billion cancer cells. The client has completed chemotherapy and the health care provider indicates that 99 of these cancer cells have been killed.

The nurse calculates that _______ cancer cells remain.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

nicoleclaire22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Having to travel to a facility for administration exposes people to environmental infections from other people.
Rationale 2: This is an advantage of intravenous delivery.
Rationale 3: This can be a disadvantage, in that the client must travel to a facility.
Rationale 4: Sclerosing of the veins can actually occur during prolonged administration.
Global Rationale: One advantage to the IV route is that a constant and consistent serum level of the drug can be obtained by fine adjustments to the infusion rate. Having to travel to a facility for administration exposes people to environmental infections from other people and is inconvenient. Sclerosing of the veins can actually occur during prolonged administration.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2,000,000
Rationale: If the drug kills 99 of 2 billion cells, then 1, or 2 million, remain.
Global Rationale: If the drug kills 99 of 2 billion cells, then 1, or 2 million, remain.