Just before the second course of chemotherapy, the laboratory calls to report that the patient’s neutrophil count is 450 cells/mm3. The nurse expects that the oncologist will follow which course of treatment?
Answer: Chemotherapy will be withheld until the neutrophil count returns toward normal levels.
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The nurse knows that when clients are unable or unwilling to perform assigned family roles, the family experiences:
1. Stress and disequilibrium. 2. Recognition and communication. 3. Personal and political advocacy. 4. Acceptance.
Which of the following health conditions would the corrections nurse expect to address as most prevalent? Select all that apply
A) Heart disease B) Tuberculosis C) Hepatitis C D) Asthma E) Substance abuse
Every time you administer an intermittent supplemental enteral feeding through a feeding tube what must you do after?
a. Run tap water through the tube until time for the next feeding. b. Flush the feeding tube completely to prevent clogging of the tube. c. Check the stomach for residual enteral feeding in the stomach. d. Get an abdominal x-ray to ensure that the feeding tube is correctly placed.
A nurse has completed an educational session about touch therapy with a group of adults. Which of the following statements made by an individual would demonstrate understanding of this topic?
a. Research has shown that touch therapy is effective because it relieves stress and tension. b. Touch therapy is effective because deep massage relaxes muscles. c. During touch therapy the therapists hands may not actually touch me. d. It is the massage skill of the therapist that produces the positive benefits of touch therapy.