A Patient Who Is to Receive a Third Round of Combination

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient who is to receive a third round of combination chemotherapy today reports that mouth sores were present for 4 days within a week of receiving the last round of chemotherapy.What is your best action?

• A) Hold today's dose of chemotherapy and notify the prescriber immediately.
• B) Ask the patient whether sores were also present after the first round of chemotherapy.
• C) Reassure the patient that this is an expected chemotherapy side effect and no action is needed.
• D) Administer the chemotherapy as prescribed and call the prescriber to determine whether preventive drugs are needed.

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