Basic Adult Health, Ch 12
Which oncologic emergency involves the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space ?
Cardiac tamponade
Daunorubicin
A vesicant chemotherapeutic agent that can be damaging to tissue if it infiltrates.
While administering an intravenous chemotherapeutic medication to a client , the nurse assesses swelling at the insertion site . What is the nurse's first action ?
Discontinue the intravenous medication .
A nurse is caring for a client receiving chemotherapy . Which assessment finding places the client at the greatest risk for an infection ?
Stage 3 pressure ulcer on the left heel
A nurse is administering daunorubicin ( DaunoXome ) to a patient with lung cancer . Which situation requires immediate intervention ?
The I.V. site is red and swollen.
A 36 - year - old man is receiving three different chemotherapeutic agents for Hodgkin's disease . The nurse explains to the client that the three drugs are given over an extended period because :
The three drugs have a synergistic effect and act on the cancer cells with different mechanisms
A nurse is caring for a client after a bone marrow transplant . What is the nurse's priority in caring for the client ?
response : Monitor the client to prevent sepsis
A nurse is performing a home visit for a client who received chemotherapy within the past 24 hours . The nurse observes a small child playing in the bathroom , where the toilet lid has been left up . Based on these observations , the nurse modifies the client's teaching plan to include :
chemotherapy exposure and risk factors .
