The nurse educates the client on possible side effects of chemotherapy. What should not be included in the teaching?
1. Nausea
2. Increased red blood cells
3. Hair loss
4. Decreased white blood cells
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Nausea is incorrect because this is a side effect of chemotherapy.
Rationale 2: Increased red blood cells is not a side effect of chemotherapy, and should not be included in teaching.
Rationale 3: Hair loss is incorrect because this is a side effect of chemotherapy.
Rationale 4: Decreased white blood cells is incorrect because this is a side effect of chemotherapy.
Global Rationale: Increased red blood cells is not a side effect of chemotherapy, and should not be included in teaching. Nausea is incorrect because this is a side effect of chemotherapy. Hair loss is incorrect because this is a side effect of chemotherapy. Decreased white blood cells is incorrect because this is a side effect of chemotherapy.
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