Who in health care is qualified to prepare and administer antineoplastic drugs?
1. Any trained drug representative
2. Any medical assistant
3. An advanced practice nurse
4. An oncology nurse
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Some preparations should be given only by a physician or other health care provider such as a specially trained chemotherapy nurse.
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A patient is admitted to the ICU with a history of general malaise for two weeks. A nurse does the initial assessment and suspects leukemia. What are the signs and symptoms that will identify if this patient has leukemia? Select all that apply
A) Anemia, general malaise, bleeding B) Tachycardia, hypotension and shortness of breath C) Hypertension, very high fever, and low heart rate D) Bone pain, headache, vomiting, papilledema
When a nurse asks questions like, "What day is today?" or "What time is it now?" the nurse is testing the patient's _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A patient with anemia is at risk for developing pressure ulcers as a result of which of the following?
a. Increased sedation b. Edematous tissues c. Reduced tensile strength d. Diminished oxygen to the tissues
A nurse is evaluating a patient admitted to the emergency department with an evolving STEMI for possible administration of thrombolytic therapy
Which information, identified during history taking, would contraindicate this type of therapy? a. The patient just completed her last menstrual cycle. b. The patient states that the chest pain started 1 hour ago. c. The patient has a history of a small cerebral aneurysm. d. The patient has hypertension that is well controlled by diuretic therapy.