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A patient who is receiving cancer chemotherapy has been ordered to receive epoetin alfa 150 units/kg 3 times weekly. The nurse reviews the patient’s chart and notes a hemoglobin level of 10.9 g/dL. The nurse will perform which action?

A patient is receiving bone marrow transplantation for cancer and receives filgrastim. The patient reports severe abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant. The nurse will perform which action?

Prior to administration of interferon alpha, the nurse will administer which medications?

The nurse is performing a history on a patient who will begin taking bevacizumab. Which aspect of the patient’s history should be reported to the oncologist treating this patient?

The nurse is preparing to give sargramostim to a patient who has acute myelogenous leukemia. The nurse assesses a heart rate of 78 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 120/70 mm Hg. The patient reports shortness of breath and has a cough and bilateral crackles. What will the nurse do next?

A young adult who is receiving desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) to treat von Willebrand disease is admitted to the hospital for minor surgery. Which laboratory value would the nurse monitor?

Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient admitted with multiple myeloma?

Which action would the admitting nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who has neutropenia?

The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin receiving targeted therapy for cancer. The patient asks how targeted therapy differs from other types of chemotherapies. The nurse will explain that targeted therapy

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.