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Title: A patient who is to receive a third round of combination chemotherapy today reports that mouth sores ... Post by: Robbehscape on Aug 12, 2017 A patient who is to receive a third round of combination chemotherapy today reports that mouth sores were present for 4 days within a week of receiving the last round of chemotherapy. What is the nurse’s best action?
a. Hold today’s dose of chemotherapy and notify the prescriber immediately. b. Ask the patient whether sores were present after the first round of chemotherapy. c. Reassure the patient that this is an expected chemotherapy side effect and no action is needed. d. Administer the chemotherapy as prescribed and call the prescriber to determine whether preventive drugs are needed. Title: Re: A patient who is to receive a third round of combination chemotherapy today reports that mouth ... Post by: Ponguito on Aug 12, 2017 Content hidden
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