The client experiences nausea and vomiting soon after chemotherapy treatments. What is the best action by the nurse?
1. Administer a sleeping medication during chemotherapy.
2. Increase fluid intake to flush the kidneys prior to chemotherapy.
3. Administer an antiemetic 1–2 hours before chemotherapy.
4. Restrict food on the day the client receives chemotherapy.
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Rationale 1: A sleeping medication will not prevent nausea and vomiting.
Rationale 2: Increasing fluids will not prevent nausea and vomiting.
Rationale 3: Pharmacologic intervention, such as administering an antiemetic, is usually necessary to control nausea and vomiting.
Rationale 4: It may help to withhold food 1–3 hours prior to chemotherapy, but the client can eat as desired; withholding food will not prevent nausea and vomiting.
Global Rationale: Pharmacologic intervention, such as administering an antiemetic, is usually necessary to control nausea and vomiting. A sleeping medication will not prevent nausea and vomiting. Increasing fluids will not prevent nausea and vomiting. It may help to withhold food 1–3 hours prior to chemotherapy, but the client can eat as desired; withholding food will not prevent nausea and vomiting.
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