When the client questions why the chemotherapeutic drug is being administered by intracavitary instillation, the nurse could best answer by explaining that this approach is a
a. cost-effective and more rapidly-acting method of treatment.
b. diffuse method of systemic administration that avoids side effects.
c. means to allow high concentrations of drugs to be directed at the tumor.
d. non-invasive method of administration.
C
With the intracavitary method, a high concentration of a chemotherapeutic agent is delivered to the local tumor site.
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1. Failure to follow health care provider's orders 2. Failure to give the right medication 3. Failure to give a medication at the ordered time 4. Failure to call the pharmacy and report that the medication has been given 5. Failure to give the right dose of the medication
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a. Developing individualized exercise programs for overweight children b. Drafting policy for increases in noncompetitive physical activity programs c. Monitoring body mass index in children to identify elevations before they become difficult to manage d. Notifying parents and/or guardians of their child's height-weight scale in comparison with national norms