Onxol (paclitaxel) is used to treat testicular cancer. This drug directly interferes with or stops cell division. The nurse knows that this medication is which preparation?
a. Mitotic agent
b. Chemotherapy agent
c. Hormone
d. Neoplasm
ANS: A
Mitotic inhibitors are a special group of medications that directly interfere with or stop cell division.
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A) is not helping the nurses by fasting and foregoing sleep. B) is getting in the way of his partner's care. C) will be called if his help is needed. D) will need his own strength to help his partner later in the recovery.
Metered-dose inhalers are used to deliver specific amounts of medication. The nurse gives the patient which instructions?
a. Never shake the inhaler medication before use. b. Exhale while squeezing the canister to deliver the medication. c. Sit upright, exhale, then activate the inhaler as the next inhalation begins. d. Hold the head back while inhaling the medication.
A patient has had what appeared to be an epileptic seizure; however, the patient's MRI and EEG results that do not show seizure activity. After a thorough assessment and appropriate tests by the patient's health care professional,
the nurse begins to suspect which psychological disorder? 1. Factitious disorder 2. Conversion disorder 3. Illness anxiety disorder 4. Somatic symptom disorder
The nurse is planning care for a child with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which vaccines should be avoided in the child with AIDS?
1. Inactivated polio vaccine 2. Tetanus toxoid vaccination 3. Varicella vaccine 4. Acellular pertussis vaccine