TESTBANK pharm, pharm final practice questions with correct answers
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practice questions with correct answers
The client receives a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for treatment of arthritis. What is a
priority for the nurse to include when doing medication education?
1. "Constipation is common; include roughage in your die...
TESTBANK pharm, pharm final
practice questions with correct answers
The client receives a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for treatment of arthritis. What is a
priority for the nurse to include when doing medication education?
1. "Constipation is common; include roughage in your diet."
2. "Drink at least eight glasses of water a day."
3. "Take your medication with food."
4. "Take your medication on an empty stomach." - Answer✔✔-2
The nursing instructor teaches student nurses about chemotherapy for cancer. Which statement best
explains why lung cancers are less sensitive to antineoplastic agents than other types of cancer? A."Lung
cancer cells have been growing for a long time before detection, so they are less sensitive to
antineoplastic agents."
"B. "Lung cancer cells have a very erratic cell cycle, and this is why there isn't much difference between
the number of replicating and resting cells."
C"Lung cancer cells have a low-growth fraction, which means there isn't much difference between the
number of replicating and resting cells."
D. "Lung cancer cells grow in a high-oxygen environment, so they are not very sensitive to antineoplastic
agents." - Answer✔✔-B Harder to treat bc cancer tx works better on cells that are replicating quickly
A client is prescribed methotrexate (Rheumatrex) for treatment of osteogenic sarcoma. The client says,
"My friend took methotrexate, but she has never had cancer." How should the nurse respond to this
statement? Select all that apply.
A. "Methotrexate is used to treat some autoimmune disorders as well."
B. "Methotrexate is used to treat some forms of liver disease." (it can cause liver disease)
C. "You must have misinterpreted what your friend said."
D. "She must have had cancer and not told you."
E. "Does your friend have rheumatoid arthritis?" - Answer✔✔-A, E
A client's dosage schedule includes chemotherapy for each of 5 days and then no chemotherapy for 5
days. The client says, "Why don't they just keep giving me the chemo? I want to kill this cancer and get
on with my life." How should the nurse respond? Select all that apply.
A. "The chemotherapy is not always immediately available, so pauses are taken to allow for more stock
to arrive."
B. "This chemotherapy is so strong that you cannot physically stand to take it for more than 5 days."
C. "You should let the doctors worry about that."
D. "We need to give your normal cells time to recover from the medication before you get more
chemotherapy."
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