An adult patient who has been diagnosed with a rectal tumor is scheduled to begin treatment with cisplatin. The nurse has conducted patient teaching about the possibility of nausea and vomiting.
In order to reduce the patient's risk of severe nausea, the nurse should
A) place the patient on a low-residue diet.
B) ensure that the patient is NPO from midnight prior to receiving the drug.
C) administer a combination of antiemetics prior to the administration of the drug.
D) encourage the patient to request antiemetics if the nausea becomes unbearable.
Question 2
An elderly man has been admitted to a residential care facility and the nurse has conducted a medication reconciliation. The man has taken numerous drugs in the past, including a course of bicalutamide (Casodex) several years earlier.
The nurse recognizes this drug as being an antiandrogen and is consequently justified in presuming that the man has a history of what disease?
A) Lymphoma
B) Lung cancer
C) Skin cancer
D) Prostate cancer
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
A cancerous tumor growing within the milk gland.
Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
A medical assistant helps a patient walk with a gait belt.
Invasive tumor: Tumor of the trachea invading and occluding airway.