The nurse explains to the patient receiving bevacizumab (Avastin) for a tumor in the colon that the drug slows cancer cell growth by which process?
a. Changing the pH of the cell environment
b. Reducing blood flow to the tumor
c. Overhydrating cells of the tumor, causing them to burst
d. Interfering with DNA of tumor cells
B
Bevacizumab (Avastin) is an antiangiogenesis medication that reduces blood flow to the growing tumor cells, depriving them of nutrients needed for replication.
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The nurse knows that an older adult client with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) will most likely have compromised ability to perform activities of daily living upon discharge due to which of the following statements listed below?
A) The client's musculature will be dependent on aerobic metabolism. B) The client's diagnosis will have contributed to cardiac muscle atrophy. C) Intramuscular acidification will cause the client to be more easily fatigued. D) The client will have experienced a shift toward the use of slow-twitch muscle fibers.
Of the following, select one of the principles to which the American Nurses Association (ANA) is committed:
a. Acute care services are preferable to community-based services. b. Health care is a basic right. c. Health policies should be focused on the health-care institutions. d. Multi-payer health-care services are desirable health-care reform options.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A patient asks the nurse what type of medications would be most effective for treating seasonal and perennial rhinitis. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) b. Fluticasone propionate (Fluticasone) c. Loratadine (Claritin) d. Intranasal cromolyn sodium (Atrovent)