A patient is ordered to receive an angiogenesis inhibitor called bevacizumab (Avastin). During a client teaching session, the nurse instructs the patient that the primary function of this medication is to:
a. prevent blood vessel growth in cancer tumors.
b. inhibit DNA replication in cancer cells.
c. treat opportunistic infections.
d. suppress inflammatory tumor growth.
ANS: A
The primary action of the medication is to prevent blood vessel growth in cancer tumors.
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What does appropriate generalization require? (Select all that apply.)
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The nurse takes the form identified below to a patient's room in preparation for an emergency surgical procedure. The patient states, "Doc said he would tell me all about the surgery when he gets here. Do you know what they are going to do?"
What is the nurse's best response? 1. "Let's wait on signing this until your physician has talked to you." 2. "Let me go get a medical surgical textbook so I can use the pictures to explain the procedure." 3. "I am not certain; let me call the nursing supervisor to explain it to you." 4. "Go ahead and sign this so we will have that part done when the physician gets here."
The nurse is teaching a nutrition class to a group of nursing students. The nurse asks, "Which vitamin cannot be stored in large amounts in the body and requires frequent ingestion for replacement?"
The students would be correct to respond vitamin a. A. b. B. c. D. d. E.