A patient arrives to receive a second round of combination chemotherapy. What is the most important patient assessment finding for the nurse to report to the prescriber?
a. Height
b. Weight
c. Blood pressure
d. Pulse rate and rhythm
B
Many intravenous chemotherapy drugs are dosed based on the patient's meter square (m2) of to-tal body surface area. This measurement is calculated from the patient's height in centimeters and weight in kilograms. The patient's weight can change drastically from one round of chemo-therapy to the next. Height does not change. Because this is the patient's second round, an accu-rate weight is needed to calculate the correct drug dosages.
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a. Being arrested when caught rather than receiving treatment b. Difficulty obtaining employment c. Easy access to illegal drugs in the community d. Economic rewards for selling or distributing drugs to others e. Family demands, including children being physically active and noisy f. Pressure from drug-using friends to join them in social events
Which is the correct order in which to assess level of arousal?
1) Visual, auditory, and then tactile stimuli 2) Tactile, visual, and then painful stimuli 3) Auditory, tactile, and then painful stimuli 4) Painful, visual, and then auditory stimuli
In Bronfenbrenner's theory, development is what?
A) A series of tasks B) Divided into eight stages C) Continuous D) Passive
Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing, or inhibiting them
What will be an ideal response?