The client receiving chemotherapy will experience the lowest level of bone marrow activity and neutropenia during which period?

A. Peak
B. Trough
C. Nadir
D. Adjuvant


Ans: C. Nadir

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According to Shirey, this nurse is in which career phase? 1. The promise phase 2. The adolescent phase 3. The momentum phase 4. The harvest phase

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The physician orders tramadol 100 mg oral three times a day. Tramadol is available in 50-mg tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer with each dose? ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In caring for the woman with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), what order should the nurse anticipate?

a. Administration of blood b. Preparation of the client for invasive hemodynamic monitoring c. Restriction of intravascular fluids d. Administration of steroids

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The patient will have an incision in the lower left abdomen. Which of the following measures by the nurse will help decrease discomfort in the incisional area when the patient coughs postoperatively?

a. Applying a splint directly over the lower abdomen b. Keeping the patient flat with feet flexed c. Turning the patient onto the right side d. Applying pressure above and below the incision

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