Chapter 14 PrepU

A patient will soon begin targeted therapy as a component of her treatment plan for chronic leukemia. The nurse is conducting health education about this new aspect of the patient's drug regimen and the patient has asked about the potential side effects of treatment. How should the nurse best respond?

Both classes of drugs have adverse effects, but targeted therapies tend to have less of an effect on healthy body cells.

A child is prescribed an anthracycline drug. The nurse would teach the parents to observe for signs and symptoms of what adverse effect?

Cardiotoxicity

After teaching a group of students about antineoplastic agents and their effect on cancer and healthy cells, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which drug as having the least effect on healthy cells?

Getitinib

Mark, a 26-year-old man with testicular cancer, is prescribed combination chemotherapy that involves using two drugs that are effective against testicular tumors. Combination drug therapy is superior to single-drug therapy for what reason?

Higher tumor response rate

A patient is receiving carboplatin. The nurse would expect to administer this drug by which route?

Intravenous

Which of the following would the nurse identify as an antineoplastic antibiotic?

Mitomycin

A patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) will be starting a course of doxorubicin shortly. When planning this patient's care, what nursing diagnosis should the nurse prioritize?

Risk for Infection related to suppressed bone marrow function

A nurse 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?

Targeted therapies have the potential to damage cancerous cells while leaving normal body cells less affected.

A patient with alopecia should cover his or head if he or she will be exposed to extremes of temperature.

True

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

administer a combination of antiemetics prior to the administration of the drug.