Definitions
Term for more than 100 diseases characterized by abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells
What is cancer?
This chemotherapy drug can cause bloody urine.
What is cyclophosphamide?
This is needed prior to validating a chemotherapy order set.
What is the patient's height and weight?
A peripheral IV used for chemotherapy must be this "old."
What is <24 hrs?
Double gloves, gown, mask & face shield - no need for shoe covers or hair bonnets.
What is PPE used when administering IV chemotherapy?
Drugs used to destroy cancer cells or slow their growth and/or multiplication. Targets cells in areas of the body that radiation or surgery cannot reach.
What is chemotherapy?
This is a red colored chemotherapy drug that will turn the urine orange colored.
What is Doxorubicin?
This is the only type of chemotherapy orders accepted at PIHGSH.
What is a written chemotherapy order set by the ordering physician?
Metric units obtained on a patient on the day of chemotherapy administration?
What are cm and kg?
Giving pt education to maintain precautions after toileting after chemotherapy infusion
What is 48 hours?
Newer drugs used to fight cancer that bind to specific molecules or antigens on cancer cells that are more highly expressed than in normal cells.
What are monoclonal antibodies?
If this chemotherapy drug is a vesicant. If it extravasates, it may cause numbness and tingling to the extremity distal to the IV insertion site.
What is Vincristine?
A pt must have an echocardiogram prior to the administration of this chemotherapy drug.
What is Doxarubacin?
These are obtained and located outside of the chemotherapy pt's room prior to chemotherapy administration.
What is the Chemotherapy Cart and Eyewash Station?
Hives, itching and throat scratchiness
What are common, minor side effects of chemotherapy?
One of the most common monoclonal antibodies used with chemotherapy.
What is Rituxin?
Tylenol 650 mgs po
Pepcid 20 mgs IV
Zofran 8 mgs IV
Decadron 10 mgs IV
What are Pre-Medications orders for chemotherapy?
This is mandatory on all IV lines to be used for chemotherapy infusion - peripheral and central.
Otain the spill kit out of the Chemo cart, Notifiy EVS and show how to waste the chemotherapy spillage.
What is the understanding of what to do in the event of a chemotherapy agent spill?
When a pt experiences common minor side effects.
What is to decrease the rate of the chemotherapy infusion and give benadryl?
This formula is used because it correlates with a pt's metabolic rate and drug distribution. The normal range for this formula is between 1.5 - 2.0.
What is BSA?
1. Stop the infusion 2. Call the MD 3. Aspirate 3-5 cc from the IV site. 4. Call Pharmacy for poss antidote
5. Take a picture of the site and treat site as a wound.
What to do if a chemotherapy agent extravasates?
Any extravasation, anaphylactic, hypersensitivity reaction or adverse drug reaction.
What is notifying the provider who ordered the chemotherapy?
*Go to Patient Flowsheet under Peripheral IV
* Add Parameter - Chemotherapy
What is correct nursing documentation of chemotherapy administration?
The square root of ht x wt divided by 3600
What is the formula for BSA?