Side Effects
Bone marrow suppression causes what changes in labs?
Decreased WBC, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, low platelet count, anemia
This can prevent chemo induced N/V?
What is administering an antiemetic prior to starting chemo.
This IV infusion side effect can cause severe tissue damage.
What is extravasation?
This type of therapy for prostate cancer works by blocking testosterone or reducing androgen levels to slow tumor growth.
What is leuprolide?
This is the goal of chemotherapy.
What is to treat and cure cancer. It is used to increase patients’ survival rate
What are some S/S of peripheral neuropathy?
Weakness, tingling, gait disturbances
This is the priority nursing action when a patient complains of pain at the IV site during chemo infusion.
What us stop infusion immediately and assess the site.
Prior to receiving a live vaccine, a cancer patient should do this?
What is talk to PCP/not get vaccine.
Bone density testing is required for which hormonal therapy/drug?
What is leuprolide?
Checks for bone loss.
This is the mechanism of action for chemotherapy drugs.
What is they damage DNA, disrupt cell growth, and trigger cell death.
Cardiac toxicity is caused by?
ANTI TUMOR (CYTOTOXIC) ANTIBIOTIC: Doxorubicin
What is the priority nursing action if a patient experiences hematuria during chemotherapy?
What is increase fluids and administer Mesna.
Expected finding with cyclophosphamide, monitor blood in urine, increase fluids to 3L/day
The nurse monitor these labs for patients on drugs that negatively impact kidney function?
What is BUN, creatinine, GFR
This medication is used to treat estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer and may cause hot flashes, irregular menses, and an increased risk of endometrial cancer and blood clots. What is _______?”
What is Tamoxifen?
_____ is the organ responsible for producing blood cells.
What is bone marrow?
This antineoplastic medication can cause peripheral neuropathy, and nurses must monitor for numbness, tingling, or decreased reflexes. What is _______?”
What is Vincristine?
This critical patient teaching focuses on preventing infection and bleeding when taking medications that suppress bone marrow. What is _______?”
What is Neutropenic precautions.
Teaching your patient to Avoid sick contacts, avoid crowds, report s/s infection immediately, labs CBC, especially neutrophils
St. Johns wart may decrease the effectiveness of this drug class?
What is antitumor antibiotics?
This promotes promotes the growth
of ER positive breast tumors.
What is Estrogen?
This set of precautions is implemented to protect immunocompromised patients, such as those receiving chemotherapy, from infection. It includes avoiding fresh flowers, raw foods, and limiting visitors. What are _______?
What are neutropenic precautions?