NUR 3145 Exam 2 Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 3145
Institution
NUR 3145
Which statement regarding the adverse effects of antineoplastic drugs is the most accurate? They produce the most serious adverse effects of any medication
The client received cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) as treatment for cancer and experiences oral irritation as an adverse effect. What does the bes...
NUR 3145 Exam 2 Practice Questions
and Correct Answers
Which statement regarding the adverse effects of antineoplastic drugs is the most
accurate? ✅They produce the most serious adverse effects of any medication
The client received cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) as treatment for cancer and
experiences oral irritation as an adverse effect. What does the best plan of the nurse
include to promote oral comfort? ✅Teach the client to avoid extreme temperatures of
food selections
The client receives cisplatin (Platinol) as therapy for cancer. Which assessment finding
would prompt the nurse to contact the client's HCP immediately? ✅A temperature
greater than 101 degrees F
The client receives tamoxifen for treatment of breast cancer. She asks the nurse why
the medicine works. What is the best response by the nurse? ✅"Tamoxifen works by
blocking estrogen receptors on the breast tissue."
The nurse demonstrates understanding of the appropriate use of immunostimulant
therapy by anticipating its use in the client with which disorder? ✅Cancer
The nurse is establishing outcomes for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. What would be
an appropriate outcome following 3 days of immunosuppressant therapy? ✅Reduced
joint inflammation
What is the expected outcome for the client receiving filgrastim (Neupogen)?
✅Increased white cell count
The nursing student questions the faculty member regarding the need to obtain a
hepatitis B titer. The faculty member is correct in saying that the purpose of a titer is to
measure which component of immunity? ✅The amount of antibodies in the
bloodstream
The nurse would correctly educate parents about what common adverse effect of
vaccine administration? ✅Pain, swelling, and redness at the injection site (antigen
inflammatory response)
In which client should the hepatitis B vaccine be withheld? ✅A client with an active
infection
The nurse would expect RhoGAM to be administered to which client? ✅A client at 28
weeks gestation
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