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A client with stage II ovarian cancer undergoes a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy with tumor resection, omentectomy, appendectomy, and lymphadenectomy. During
...
Question 1 See full question
A client with stage II ovarian cancer undergoes a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy with tumor resection, omentectomy, appendectomy, and lymphadenectomy. During the
second postoperative day, which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?
You Selected:
Shallow breathing and increasing lethargy
Correct response:
Shallow breathing and increasing lethargy
Explanation:
Remediation:
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A client has just begun treatment with busulfan, 4 mg by mouth daily, for chronic myelogenous leukemia.
The client receives busulfan until his white blood cell (WBC) count falls to between 10,000/mm3
and
25,000/mm3
. Then the drug is stopped. When should treatment resume?
You Selected:
When the WBC count rises to 50,000/mm3
Correct response:
When the WBC count rises to 50,000/mm3
Explanation:
Remediation:
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A client with metastatic brain cancer is admitted to the oncology floor. According to the SelfDetermination Act of 1991 concerning the execution of an advance directive, the hospital is required to:
You Selected:
inform the client or legal guardian of their rights to execute an advance directive.
Correct response:
inform the client or legal guardian of their rights to execute an advance directive.
Explanation:
Remediation:
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Which nursing goal is appropriate for a client with multiple myeloma?
You Selected:
Decrease episodes of nausea and vomiting.
Correct response:
Achieve effective management of bone pain.
Explanation:
Remediation:
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A 56-year-old woman is admitted for a modified radical mastectomy. The client appears anxious and asks
many questions. The nurse's best course of action is to:
You Selected:
explain to the client that she should discuss her questions with her health care provider (HCP).
Correct response:
tell the client as much as she wants to know and is able to understand.
Explanation:
Remediation:
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A nurse is teaching an older adult who has had a left modified radical mastectomy with axillary node
dissection about lymphedema. The nurse should tell the client that lymphedema occurs:
You Selected:
at any time after surgery.
Correct response:
at any time after surgery.
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