All of the following are guidelines that should be adhered to when preparing chemotherapy agents except
A. use strict aseptic technique.
B. use PPE when handling the patient's vomit, urine, or feces.
C. follow standard precautions when handling chemotherapy drugs.
D. work in a specially ventilated room.
Answer: C
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1. Advise her to go home and be with her family. 2. Triage the patient and transport her to the hospital. 3. Have a nurse talk with the patient. 4. Ask psychiatric service personnel to talk with this patient.
Initially, the nurse should begin by doing what in completing a client's family assessment?
1. Collecting health data from all the family members 2. Testing the family's ability to cope with normal stressors 3. Evaluating the family's interpersonal communication patterns 4. Determining the client's definition of familiar structure and attitudes