A male patient has been admitted to the oncology unit for the treatment of prostate cancer. The nurse receives an order to start the patient on flutamide (Eulexin) therapy. The nurse will want to monitor which of the following?
a. Liver enzymes
b. Serum creatinine
c. Lipid profile
d. Complete blood cell count
A
The nurse will want to monitor the liver enzymes, because flutamide has been known to cause fatal liver toxicity.
A serum creatinine, lipid profile, and CBC are not indicated.
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What will be an ideal response?
Long-acting types of insulin are seldom given to children because of the danger of ___________________ during sleep
ANS:
Albert, Bob, Charlie, and David wandered into a health food store when they were mall-walking one morning. They decided to try various remedies that might boost their resistance to infection
According to claims made about the following remedies, which man is most likely to increase his immunity? A) Albert, who substituted soy for dairy foods. B) Bob, who began taking vitamins C and A everyday. C) Charlie, who began eating large quantities of onions. D) David, who increased his intake of sugar and began taking Siberian ginseng.
You talk with a clinic patient by phone and discover she is not taking her medication as she was instructed. The patient was given only verbal instructions in her teaching session. You would now have the patient do what?
1. Listen to you as you repeat the instructions by phone. 2. Call every day, and you will repeat the instructions until learned. 3. Return to the clinic to receive other teaching methods. 4. Have a family member take the instructions by phone.