Exam 32: Anticancer Drugs

A patient who has cancer is about to begin chemotherapy.The patient asks the nurse why two chemotherapeutic agents are being used instead of just one.Which response by the nurse is correct?

A patient is receiving bleomycin (Blenoxane)as part of a chemotherapeutic regimen to treat leukemia.During IV administration of this drug,what will the nurse observe the patient closely for?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving a third dose of high-dose cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan).The nurse notes hematuria.The nurse will notify the provider and will perform which action?

The nurse is teaching a patient who will take oral cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan).Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?

A woman who has advanced breast cancer will begin receiving androgen therapy.The nurse will explain to the patient that androgen therapy is used to

An oncology home care nurse is preparing to administer a chemotherapeutic agent to a patient at the patient's home.What precautions will the nurse take while administering the IV chemotherapeutic agent?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving intravenous (IV)mechlorethamine (Mustargen).The patient reports pain at the IV site,and the nurse assesses swelling and pallor at the site.What action will the nurse take?

A patient is receiving the antitumor antibiotic doxorubicin (Adriamycin)to treat lung cancer.The patient is experiencing shortness of breath and palpitations.The nurse is concerned that the patient has developed which condition?

The nurse is teaching a patient who is receiving vincristine (Oncovin)about long-term management of the treatment regimen.Which information will the nurse provide in teaching the patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving vincristine (Oncovin),a plant alkaloid chemotherapeutic agent,to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma.The nurse observes that the patient has difficulty walking.What action will the nurse take?

A patient who is about to begin chemotherapy asks the nurse when the risk of infection is highest.The nurse will tell the patient that infection risk is greatest at which point?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)to treat pancreatic cancer.Which interventions are included in the nurse's plan of care for this patient?