Author Question: The nurse wants to evaluate a nursing student's understanding of chemotherapy. The nurse asks, Which ... (Read 92 times)

vicky · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse wants to evaluate a nursing student's understanding of chemotherapy. The nurse asks, Which of the following would be a major impediment to successful chemotherapy? Select the student's best response.

a. The patient's reluctance about the doses administered.
b. The patient's degree of nausea.
c. The toxicity of anticancer drugs to normal tissues.
d. Difficulty attaining and maintaining venous access.

Question 2

A newly admitted patient is going to be started on a course of antibiotic therapy with penicillin. The nurse understands that, while taking the patient's health history, a priority assessment is questioning the patient about

a. a history of seizure activity.
b. the cardiac history.
c. any previous allergy to penicillin.
d. any recent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

daiying98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
The major impediment to successful chemotherapy is the toxicity of anticancer drugs to normal tissues.
The patient's reluctance regarding the dose is vague and not a good choice.
The patient's degree of nausea should not be an issue, because many good antiemetics may be given prophylactically.
The question does not address whether the chemotherapy is administered PO or IV, therefore this response would be an assumption.

Answer to Question 2

C
All patients who will be receiving penicillin therapy should be asked if they have penicillin al-lergies.
A history of seizures and a cardiac history are not contraindications to receiving penicillin.
A UTI also is not a contraindication to antibiotic therapy with penicillin.