The nurse is teaching a class about the
various chemotherapy drugs. Which of these statements explains why alkylating drugs are also called "cell cycle–nonspecific drugs"?
a. They are cytotoxic during a specific cell cycle.
b. They are cytotoxic in any phase of the cell cycle.
c. They are effective against several types of neoplasms.
d. They are more highly differentiated than cell cycle–specific drugs.
ANS: B
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a. the body systems model c. the hierarchy of needs b. functional health patterns d. human response patterns
A patient who is taking gentamicin and a cephalosporin for a postoperative infection requests medication for mild postsurgical pain. The nurse will expect to administer which of the following medications?
a. Acetaminophen b. Aspirin c. Ibuprofen d. Morphine
A comprehensive standardized language for nursing intervention that is recognized by the ANA is the
a. Nursing Minimum Data Set c. Nursing Intervention Classification b. NANDA classifica-tion d. problem-oriented medical record
The internal jugular vein is larger and more visible than the external jugular vein
A) True B) False