Question 191 out of 1 points an oncology nurse is

 Question 19
1 out of 1 points

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?
Selected
Answer:
Prime the IV tubing with an approved IV solution rather than
with the drug itself.
 Question 20
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner educator who coordinates the staff education on an oncology
unit is conducting an inservice on targeted therapies. What potential benefit of
targeted therapies should the nurse highlight in this education session?
Selected
Answer:
Targeted therapies have the potential to damage cancerous
cells while leaving normal body cells less affected.
 Question 21
1 out of 1 points
A 5-year-old boy needs an IM injection. The least painful and most effective
injection site would be the
Selected
Answer:
ventrogluteal
muscle.
 Question 22
1 out of 1 points
The recommended treatment for trichomoniasis is
Selected
Answer:
Flagyl.
 Question 23
1 out of 1 points
A 15-year-old patient has meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae. She
is being treated with chloramphenicol. The most important nursing action for
this patient would be to monitor
Selected
Answer:
plasma concentrations regularly.
 Question 24
1 out of 1 points
A 20-year-old woman has been prescribed estrogen. As with all women taking
estrogen, the nurse will carefully monitor the patient for which of the
following?
Selected
Answer:
Cardiovascular complications

 Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Mr. Singh is a 66-year-old man who is receiving chemotherapy for the
treatment of lung cancer that has metastasized to his liver. In an effort to
prevent infection, Mr. Singh has been prescribed filgrastim (Neupogen).
Which of the nurse's following assessment questions most directly addresses
a common adverse effect of filgrastim?
Selected
Answer:
"Do you feel like you're having any pain in your bones?"
 Question 26
1 out of 1 points
A postmenopausal patient is prescribed bisphosphonates to treat
osteoporosis. The nurse will instruct the patient to take the drug
Selected
Answer:
first thing in the
morning.
 Question 27
1 out of 1 points
Alendronate (Fosamax) is prescribed for a 67-year-old postmenopausal
woman. In order to help prevent gastrointestinal distress, the nurse will advise
the patient to
Selected
Answer:
stand or sit upright for at least 30 minutes after taking
alendronate..
 Question 28
1 out of 1 points
A 16-year-old boy is prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal
allergy. To maximize the therapeutic effects of the drug, which of the following
will the nurse include in instructions to the patient?
Selected
Answer:
Take the drug for one full week before coming in contact
with allergens
 Question 29
1 out of 1 points
A 34-year-old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH
therapy. The medication history reveals that he currently takes antacids on a
regular basis. The nurse will instruct the patient to take
Selected
Answer:
antacids not less than 1 hour before or 2 hours after
taking INH.