Research the medication Xeloda and record its action and side effects
Xeloda is an antineoplastic agent. It is a very strong medication and there is a possibility of numerous side effects including diarrhea (may be severe), N&V, abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, constipation, dyspepsia, GI hemorrhage, inflammation from the esophagus to the colon, necrotizing enterocolitis, and candidiasis.
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A client is diagnosed with a single-gene disorder on a non–sex chromosome. How would the nurse describe this disorder? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. X-linked 2. Y-linked 3. Monogenic 4. Dominant 5. Autosomal
The patient's son requests to view the documentation in his mother's medical record. What is the nurse's best response to this request?
a. "I'll be happy to get that for you." b. "You will have to talk to the physician about that." c. "You will need your mother's permission." d. "You are not allowed to see it."
The nurse suspects that a client has developed phlebitis from an intravenous catheter when which of the following is assessed? (Select all that apply.)
1. Redness 2. Cool skin over the intravenous site 3. Warmth over the intravenous site 4. Elevated body temperature 5. Hard palpable cord along the vein track 6. Blanching of the skin
Before an election is scheduled, the union's responsibility is to:
a. Get at least 10% of the nurses to sign individual authorization cards b. Maximize the number of bargaining units c. Schedule a preliminary hearing d. Present solutions to the hospital management