The nurse assesses the patient on Adriamycin very carefully when the patient complains of:
1. nausea.
2. visual disturbances.
3. headache and dizziness.
4. rapid heart beat.
4
Adriamycin is cardiotoxic and can cause heart failure.
You might also like to view...
Which of the following elderly persons are often the targets of case management?
a. Those who are homebound and have multiple complex problems b. Those who live alone without close relatives c. Those who show clear evidence of mental and physical decline d. Those with chronic long-term health problems needing pharmaceutical intervention
Which of the following is not a clue that spyware has infected a computer?
1. Ability to SKYPE 2. Appearance of pop-ups 3. Random error messages 4. Poor system performance
A nurse is trying to manage success in the workplace. Which action demonstrates that she understands key habits that must be developed and maintained?
a. Carefully list and organize the day's tasks. b. Complete a task over again because it wasn't done perfectly the first time. c. Avoid difficult tasks because they won't be done correctly. d. Blame others for lack of organization.
The nurse must collect a 24-hour urine specimen for cortisol. The patient is incontinent. How can the nurse collect the specimen?
a. Place an incontinence brief on the patient, and record the weight of each brief. b. Place an incontinence brief on the patient, and send all briefs to the laboratory. c. Keep the patient on a bedpan at all times during the test. d. Obtain an order for an indwelling catheter for the duration of the test.