Surgery is often the treatment of choice for those tumors that:
Adhere to the musculature of a body organ
Are fast growing and spread via the circulatory system
Have a high growth fraction and are fast growing
Have a low growth fraction and are slow growing
What medications would the nurse anticipate giving before administering the combination (monoclonal antibody plus antineoplastic) drug Inotuzumab Ozogamicin?
mAb drugs NEVER require premeds
Acetaminophen, a corticosteroid, and an antihistamine
Epinephrine
1000 mL bolus of D50
Which of the following drugs is used in combination with azacitidine or decitabine for older patients with AML or those that have comorbidities that preclude the intensive induction chemotherapy?
ibrutinib
venetoclax
wingardium leviosa
prochloroperizine
A patient with CML is taking the small molecule inhibitor imatinib (Gleevec) & asks the nurse for grapefruit juice. What should the nurse do?
Say no & educate the patient this can cause drug toxicity.
Say no because we just don't have it.
Make a face - grapefruit juice is gross.
Say yes & get them a cup.
Blinatumomab is classified as ____ therapy, and engages the patient's ______ to kill the cancer.
BiTE; T-cells
CAR-T; personal will
megabyte; computer
oral; stomach acid
A patient receiving paclitaxel or docetaxel should be frequently evaluated for which adverse event?
Uncontrollable giggling
Hypersensitivity reaction
Constipation
Hypertensive crisis
The delivery of radiation therapy is divided into small fractions for what reason?
Helps to deoxygenate malignant cells in the radiation field
Allows for recovery of surrounding nonmalignant tissues
Radiation therapy cannot be divided into small fractions
Assists with the development of therapeutic relationships
Which drug is potentiated by leucovorin and has an oral prodrug called capecitabine?
Methotrexate
Fluorouracil
Blinatumomab
Daunorubicin
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving Vincristine today. The last documented BM was 3 days ago and the CVAD flushes but has no blood return. Which item(s) should the nurse address?
CVAD blood return. This drug will cause diarrhea.
Constipation only. If the line flushes, use it.
Both.
Constipation only. Vincristine is an intrathecal drug.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Platin drugs do not cause myelosuppresion
Cisplatin is one of the most potent emetogenic drugs
Hypersensitivity can occur after the 7th dose of carboplatin
Pts who receive oxaliplatin should avoid cold beverages
A patient just had breast reconstruction after a mastectomy and asks the nurse why she needs to have a drainage tube hanging out of her dressing. The nurse explains that drains are used to:
Infusion of antibiotics to the wound, if necessary
Prevent the accumulation of fluid (i.e., pus, blood)
Allow for silicone injection into the breast
Allow for wound granulation
The most common and recommended measurement of radiation exposure is:
Grays
LDR
HVL
Rads
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving Rituximab. Which adverse reaction will the nurse look out for?
Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS)
Cytokine Reservation Effects
Constipation
Irritability
A patient is receiving doxorubicin via Left DL PICC. Which of the following is most concerning?
The patient has positive blood return from PICC
The patient complains of nausea and loss of appetite
The patient has an ejection fraction of 30%
The patient's urine is pinkish-red in color
Which of the following must be monitored closely for the patient receiving arsenic trioxide?
Thoughts and prayers
Calcium and phosphorus
Potassium and magnesium
BUN and creatinine
Which of the following chemotherapy agents can cause nasopharyngitis, or "wasabi nose"?
Carboplatin
Cyclophosphamide
Daunorubicin
Etoposide
The patient is receiving active chemotherapy. Who needs to exercise hazardous drug (HD) precautions?
No one
The RN & CNA only
All team members that may come in contact with HD or BBF
The RN only
True or False: Selinxor (Xpovio) is FDA approved to treat relapsed/refractory Multiple Myeloma & Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
True
False