Cytoxan Is Ordered for a Client Who Will Be Receiving

question 50

Multiple Choice

Cytoxan is ordered for a client who will be receiving her first chemotherapy for ovarian cancer today.Since no other chemotherapy agent is prescribed for her,the nurse should recognize that:

• A)after today's administration of medication,the same therapy will be repeated at regular intervals over the course of a year
• B)the client's cancer has not metastasized
• C)the client will remain in the hospital to receive a regimen of the drug over the course of 5 days
• D)this drug may be given in conjunction with other chemotherapy agents,depending on the severity and extent of the cancer

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