Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor the client receiving doxorubicin (Adriamycin) for?
A. Neurotoxicity
B. Cardiotoxicity
C. Nephrotoxicity
D. Hepatotoxicity
Answer: B
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How does oxybate (Xyrem) prevent or treat narcolepsy?
a. It increases sedation to ensure a good night's sleep. b. It increases general central nervous system stimulation. c. It antagonizes the sleep induction receptors of the brain. d. It causes a paradoxical reaction resulting in hyperactivity.
A patient has substernal chest pain that radiates to the neck. The pain lasts 5 minutes and then subsides with relaxation. What is the cause of the chest pain?
A) Myocardial infarction B) Intermittent claudication C) Hypertension D) Angina pectoris
Which of the following interventions is not an appropriate strategy for the family therapist?
1. Openly disagree with one another when appropriate 2. Showing that anger and pain are not safe emotions to examine 3. Delineating family roles and functions 4. Openly discuss problems with one another
A child with persistent otitis media with effusion is to undergo insertion of pressure-equalizing tubes via a myringotomy. The child is to be discharged later that day
After teaching the parents about caring for their child after discharge, which statement indicates that the teaching was successful? A) "The tubes will stay in place for about a month and then fall out on their own." B) "His chances for ear infections now have dramatically decreased." C) "He should to wear earplugs when swimming in a pool or a lake." D) "We should keep the ears protected with cotton balls for the first 24 hours."