The nurse is instructing a client with Hodgkin lymphoma. What should the nurse include in this teaching?
1. How to administer chemotherapy.
2. How to monitor urine output.
3. How to take a pulse.
4. Infection prevention measures.
Answer: 4
1. Chemotherapy is administered in the clinical setting, and is not self-administered.
2. It is not necessary for the client to monitor urine output.
3. The client does not need to learn to take a pulse.
4. The client with Hodgkin lymphoma is at risk for infection. The nurse teaches measures to help prevent infection.
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