Exam 79: Management of Clients with Leukemia and Lymphoma

A client contemplating chemotherapy for acute leukemia tells the nurse that s/he is concerned about the effects of chemotherapy on sexuality. Appropriate interventions by the nurse include (Select all that apply)

When the nurse records a platelet count of 20,000/mm³, the most appropriate nursing action is to

The nurse explains that acute leukemia is caused by

A client with leukemia has the nursing diagnosis Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements. Which food offered by the nurse would the client be least likely to want?

A client with stage I GVHD following a bone marrow transplant is very depressed because he has developed this complication. The nurse should base interactions with this client on the fact that stage I GVHD

The nurse preparing a client with acute leukemia for the induction phase of chemotherapy explains that the objective of this phase is to

A client has been receiving MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine [Oncovin], procarbazine, prednisone) therapy for treatment of Hodgkin's disease. The treatment has changed to a protocol of ABVD (doxorubicin [Adriamycin], bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine). When the client asks the nurse for clarification about the change in protocol, the nurse's response will include that ABVD

The nurse reviewing a hematology report of a client with chronic leukemia brings to the attention of the physician a change that may indicate a blast crisis may be occurring, which is

A client with Hodgkin's disease is staged at III. The nurse plans care knowing this means there

A client with acute leukemia develops a neutrophil count of 450/mm³. The nurse should (Select all that apply)

A nurse is educating high school students about avoiding risk factors for different diseases. When a teenager laughs off a recent infection with mononucleosis as a silly "kissing disease," the nurse cautions him that mononucleosis is a risk factor for

The nurse reviewing a hematology report recognizes pancytopenia, which is when

A client with Hodgkin's lymphoma has relapsed after completing chemotherapy. The nurse plans care for this client understanding the probable treatment will be

The nurse caring for a client who had a bone marrow transplant this morning should observe the client for manifestations of

A client with acute leukemia has an extremely high white count and is going to receive chemotherapy. The nurse should anticipate administering which agents to this client? (Select all that apply.)

After a bone marrow transplant, a client develops GVHD and is readmitted to the hospital. The nurse intervenes to prevent which potential complication of treatment for GVHD?