Exam 38: Targeted Therapies to Treat Cancer

The nurse is preparing to administer intravenous monoclonal antibodies to a patient who has cancer.What is an important nursing action for this patient?

The nurse performs a medication history on a patient who will begin targeted therapy for cancer with gefitinib (Iressa).The nurse learns that the patient is taking carbamazepine,a histamine₂ blocker,and warfarin.The nurse will anticipate that the provider will make which change to the medication regimen?

The nurse is preparing to administer intravenous temsirolimus (Torisel).To prevent a common adverse drug effect,the nurse will expect to administer which type of drug?

A patient who is taking the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib (Sutent)calls to report red,painful,and swollen palms and soles of feet.The nurse will perform which action?

The nurse is preparing to give a dose of dasatinib (Sprycel)to a patient.The nurse notes that the patient has just completed a meal.The tablet is in the packaging but is broken in two pieces.What is the correct action by the nurse?

The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin receiving targeted therapy for cancer.The patient asks how targeted therapy differs from other types of chemotherapies.The nurse will explain that targeted therapy

The patient asks the nurse what apoptosis means.The nurse will explain that apoptosis refers to

A patient who has breast cancer tells the nurse that a cousin who had breast cancer received trastuzamab (Herceptin)and wonders why this drug is not given to her.The nurse will explain that her cancer cells do not have

The nurse is performing a history on a patient who will begin taking bevacizumab (Avastin).Which aspect of the patient's history should be reported to the oncologist treating this patient?