An oncology nurse is aware of the risks for injury that exist around the preparation, transportation, and administration of chemotherapeutic agents. In order to reduce these risks of injury, the nurse should take which of the following actions?
A) Dispose of intravenous lines used for chemotherapy administration in a covered trash can in the patient's room.
B) Use an IV system for administration that includes needles to reduce the risk of accidental spills.
C) Prime the IV tubing with an approved IV solution rather than with the drug itself.
D) Encourage patients who have been receiving chemotherapy to use a bedside commode rather than a toilet.
Question 2
Prior to administering a dose of 5-FU to a patient with pancreatic cancer, the nurse is conducting the necessary drug research. The nurse is aware that 5-FU is a cell cyclespecific chemotherapeutic agent.
Which of the following statements best describes cell cyclespecific drugs?
A) They follow a specific sequence of cytotoxic events in order to achieve cell death.
B) They affect cancerous cells during a particular phase of cellular reproduction.
C) They achieve a synergistic effect when administered in combination with cell cyclenonspecific drugs.
D) They affect cancerous cells and normal body cells in a similar manner.
Nurse bees tending to brood in cells both open and capped with beeswax.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Entry level nurse competencies
Preparation and resealing of erythrocyte ghosts
Reversible and nonreversible cell injury