What should the nurse include in the client teaching for phenazopyridine?

• this medication willl kill the bacteria in your urinary tract

• Do not take this medication longer than 2 days

• This medication has a cross sensitivity with penicillin

• This medication may cause respiratory distress

What should the client avoid when taking the medication methenamine?

• cranberries

• milk and citrus

• red meat

• oral contraceptives

Which adverse reactions are associated with nitrofurantoin?

• anuria

• pulmonary reactions

• steven johnson syndrome

• petechiae

Which adverse reactions are associated with the use of green tea? Select all that apply

• nervousness

• exhaustion

• insomnia

• restlessness

• bradycardia

Which of the following are signs of neutropenia? SElect all that apply

• WBC of 3500

• sore throat

• fever

• chills

• bleeding

when should ondansetron be administered with chemotherapy?

• before, during, and after

• when nausea starts

• before treatment

• never, its contraindicated

The oncology nurse is caring for a group of clients receiving chemotherapy. The client with which sign/symptom is displaying bone marrow suppression?

• Hemoglobin of 7.4 and hematocrit of 21.8

• Potassium level of 2.9 mEq/L and diarrhea

• 250,000 platelets/mm3

• 5000 white blood cells/mm3

The nurse corrects the nursing student when caring for a client with neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy in which circumstance?

• The student scrubs the hub of IV tubing before administering an antibiotic.

• The nurse overhears the student explaining to the client the importance of handwashing.

• The student teaches the client that symptoms of neutropenia include fatigue and weakness.

• The nurse observes the student providing oral hygiene and perineal care.

  
  

Which finding alarms the nurse when caring for a client receiving chemotherapy who has a platelet count of 17,000/mm3?

• Increasing shortness of breath

• Diminished bilateral breath sounds

• bloody urine

• Weight gain of 4 pounds in 1 day

This is a substance released from cells that is thought to enhance cytotoxic T-cell activity.

• interferons

• interleukins

• b cells

• blood clots