A Nurse Explains to a Patient with Cancer Why It

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse explains to a patient with cancer why it is difficult to achieve 100% cell kill to cure cancer with chemotherapy. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

• A) "It is necessary to continue giving the same dose of chemotherapeutic agents throughout therapy, even if toxicity occurs."
• B) "Symptoms of cancer often disappear before all malignant cells are eradicated."
• C) "The immune system attacks chemotherapeutic agents and renders them impotent."
• D) "The immune system often fails to recognize cancer cells as foreign."

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Definitions:

Nutritious Meals

Meals that provide essential nutrients to the body, supporting healthy body function, growth, and maintenance.

Nursing Practice

Nursing practice encompasses the acts of assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care provided to patients, as defined by professional nursing standards and regulations.

Inherently Worthy

Deserving respect, rights, and ethical treatment simply by virtue of existence or inherent characteristics.

Reciprocal

Concerning a mutual action or relationship where two or more subjects impact each other in the same way.