A Patient Is Extremely Nauseated the Day After Receiving Chemotherapy

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient is extremely nauseated the day after receiving chemotherapy.The nurse would collaborate with the physician for which intervention to treat this nausea? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)Placement of a nasogastric tube
• B)Temporary nothing by mouth (NPO)status
• C)Initiation of a serotonin receptor blocking medication
• D)Initiation of a bowel motility agent
• E)Initiation of a glucocorticoid medication

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