C.P. undergoes a metastatic workup and is found to have disease in a number of lymph nodes, his liver,
and sternum. The physician tells C.P. and his wife that surgery is not an option and schedules C.P. to begin
combination chemotherapy.
Using simple terms, how would you explain combination chemotherapy and how it works to
C.P. and his wife?
Chemotherapy works by stopping cancer cells from multiplying. Cells go through several different
phases when they multiply. Different chemotherapeutic drugs attack the cancer cells during
different phases. Use of chemotherapeutic agents that work during different phases increases the
effectiveness of the therapy.
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a. a well-trained graduate nursing hospital staff. b. opportunities for further education in nursing. c. providing a skilled but inexpensive workforce. d. providing working-class women employment. e. reforms in the care of sick and injured individuals.
A nurse is caring for a client who is having an extended recovery period. Which intervention would be most effective in improving care for this client?
A) Review the client's health record. B) Closely monitor the client's vital signs. C) Interact more frequently with the client. D) Identify simpler goals for the client.
The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a group of clients. One of the medications is atropine, an anticholinergic drug. This drug is contraindicated in which client?
A. The client with glaucoma B. The client with hyperthyroidism C. The client with a hiatal hernia D. The client with lung cancer
The most common tachyarrhythmia in fetuses, supraventricular tachycardia, typically occurs at a rate of _____ to _____ bpm with minimal or absent variability.
A. 160-200 B. 200-240 C. 240-260