NUR 203 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+

NUR 203 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ The 32-year-old mother who is undergoing radiation from a sealed-source modality and has been isolated in a private room for 3 days is visited by her 8-year-old twins. The nurse should: a. put chairs in the hall for long-distance visitation. The principles of safety when working with patients undergoing internal radiation are: time, distance, and shielding Antineoplastic drugs that are vesicant drugs are best given: orally The nurse is reinforcing medication instructions to a patient who has breast cancer who will be taking Cytoxin. Which of the following does the nurse plan to include in the instructions? increase fluid intake to 2000 to 3000 mL daily One of the characteristics of malignant cells is that they become more and more undifferentiated as the malignancy progresses. The nucleus becomes large and irregular and they lose the trait of stopping reproduction upon command. The nurse reminds the 50-year-old male patient the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommendations for early detection of cancer include that he should: have a baseline digital rectal exam and psa test done The nurse reinforces patient instructions regarding neutropenic precautions. Important topics should include the following except you have visitors he nurse is planning care for the patient who is on a protocol of bleomycin. Since bleomycin is an antitumor antibiotic, which intervention should the nurse add to the care plan? Monitor for cardiac arrhythmias Which statement indicates to the nurse that the 50-year-old male recently diagnosed with early stage cancer of the prostate has begun to accept his diagnosis Do you have any current information on prostate cancer