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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is preparing to administer filgrastim to a client undergoing chemotherapy. What is the primary purpose of this medication?

A. Increase white blood cell production.

B. Reduce the risk of infection.

C. Enhance red blood cell production.

D. Control chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Increase white blood cell production.

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is providing care to a patient who has just received a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?

A. Risk for bleeding

B. Risk for infection

C. Impaired gas exchange

D. Imbalanced nutrition

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Risk for infection

Question 3 of 5

Nurse Kent is teaching a male client to perform monthly testicular self-examinations. Which of the following points would be appropriate to make?

A. Testicular cancer is a highly curable type of cancer

B. Testicular cancer is very difficult to diagnose.

C. Testicular cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in males.

D. Testicular cancer is more common in older men.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Testicular cancer is a highly curable type of cancer

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is caring for a female client experiencing neutropenia as a result of chemotherapy and develops a plan of care for the client. The nurse plans to:

A. Restrict all visitors

B. Restrict fluid intake

C. Teach the client and family about the need for hand hygiene

D. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter to prevent skin breakdown

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Teach the client and family about the need for hand hygiene

Question 5 of 5

A nurse enters the room of a patient with bladder cancer. The patient asks the nurse about the actions of chemotherapeutic drugs. Which of the following statements by the nurse is correct?

A. Chemotherapeutic drugs will kill all of your cancer cells

B. Chemotherapeutic medications are attracted mostly to slowly dividing cells

C. Chemotherapy can cure cancer

D. Chemotherapy is specifically destroying cancer cells

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Chemotherapy is specifically destroying cancer cells

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