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administering chemotherapy?
1. Measure the client’s abdominal girth.
2. Calculate the client’s body mass index.
3. Measure the client’s current weight and height.
4. Ask the client about his or her weight and height.
473. A client with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx is receiving bleomycin
intravenously. The nurse caring for the client anticipates that which
diagnostic study will be prescribed?
1. Echocardiography
2. Electrocardiography
3. Cervical radiography
4. Pulmonary function studies
474. A client with acute myelocytic leukemia is being treated with busulfan.
Which laboratory value would the nurse specifically monitor during
treatment with this medication?
1. Clotting time
2. Uric acid level
3. Potassium level
4. Blood glucose level
475. A client with small cell lung cancer is being treated with etoposide. The
nurse monitors the client during administration, knowing that which
adverse effect is specifically associated with this medication?
1. Alopecia
2. Chest pain
3. Pulmonary fibrosis
4. Orthostatic hypotension
476. A clinic nurse prepares a teaching plan for a client receiving an
antineoplastic medication. When implementing the plan, the nurse should
make which statement to the client?
1. “You can take aspirin as needed for headache.”
2. “You can drink beverages containing alcohol in moderate
amounts each evening.”
3. “You need to consult with the primary health care provider
(PHCP) before receiving immunizations.”
4. “It is fine to receive a flu vaccine at the local health fair without
PHCP approval because the flu is so contagious.”
477. A client with ovarian cancer is being treated with vincristine. The nurse
monitors the client, knowing that which manifestation indicates an adverse
effect specific to this medication?
1. Diarrhea
2. Hair loss
3. Chest pain
4. Peripheral neuropathy
478. The nurse is reviewing the history and physical examination of a client who
will be receiving asparaginase, an antineoplastic agent. The nurse contacts
the primary health care provider before administering the medication if
which disorder is documented in the client’s history?
1. Pancreatitis

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