A patient on 5-FU calls the clinic and reports that he has between five and seven loose bowel movements daily. The nurse will instruct the patient to
A) treat the diarrhea with OTC medications.
B) avoid protein-rich foods.
C) avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice.
D) notify the clinic if the stools are black or if there is evidence of blood.
D
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A) Her neoplasm originates in secondary lymphoid structures. B) The lymph nodes involved are located in a large number of locations in the lymphatic system. C) The presence of Reed-Sternberg cells has been confirmed. D) The woman complains of recent debilitating fatigue.
A nurse is assisting a physician during a cesarean section being performed under epidural anesthesia. Which of the following is an advantage of epidural anesthesia?
A) It counteracts the effects of conscious sedation. B) It decreases the risk of gastrointestinal complications. C) It prevents clients from remembering the initial recovery period. D) It acts on the musculoskeletal system to produce loss of sensation.
The nurse manager has identified high levels of moral distress on the nursing unit. Which change would be helpful in assisting nurses to cope?
1. Relieving the nurses from service on ethics committees 2. Increasing compensation for overtime hours worked 3. Sending nurses home when they exhibit signs of moral distress 4. Encouraging free discussion of ethical concerns
A patient received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 2 days ago. Which of the following is most likely occurring with the patient at this time?
1. lowest level of bone marrow functioning and at the highest risk for infection 2. body is accepting the transplanted cells and is at the lowest risk for infection 3. the transplanted cells are attacking the patient's tissues 4. normal hematopoietic cells are being made by the patient's body