A Patient Who Is to Receive a Third Round of Combination

question 18

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 the nurse's best action?

• A) Hold today's dose of chemotherapy and notify the prescriber immediately.
• B) Ask the patient whether sores were 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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Definitions:

Frontal Plane

An anatomical division of the body that separates the front (anterior) from the back (posterior).

Abduction

The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body or from another part.

Amphiarthroses

A type of joint in the human body that allows for only slight movement, such as the joints between the vertebrae.

Synarthroses

Joints that are immovably fixed and allow for little to no movement, typically found in the axial skeleton.