The nurse is teaching a patient who is receiving vincristine ...

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The nurse is teaching a patient who is receiving vincristine (Oncovin) about long-term management of the treatment regimen. Which information will the nurse provide in teaching the patient?
 
  a. If you experience numbness of your hands, it will eventually resolve.
  b. If your IV starts to hurt, you should pull the IV out immediately.
  c. You should ask for antinausea medication at the first sign of nausea.
  d. You should report difficulty buttoning your clothes to your provider.

Question 2

A woman who has advanced breast cancer will begin receiving androgen therapy. The nurse will explain to the patient that androgen therapy is used to
 
  a. enhance her own estrogen production.
  b. give her a sense of well-being.
  c. minimize hot flashes.
  d. promote regression of her tumor.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Difficulty buttoning clothing is a sign of peripheral neuropathy and should be reported. Numbness of hands may resolve after chemotherapy is stopped, but it may never resolve. If the IV infiltrates, the infusion should be stopped and the needle left in until attempts to aspirate residual vesicant are performed. Antinausea medication should be given prior to beginning the infusion.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Androgen is used to treat breast cancer to promote regression of tumors. Other hormonal therapies are used in other circumstances to promote well-being.

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