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ATI Oncology Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer filgrastim to a client undergoing chemotherapy. What is the primary purpose of this medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Filgrastim is primarily used to increase white blood cell production in clients undergoing chemotherapy.
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?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Risk for infection is a high priority due to the patient's compromised immune system from AML.
Question 3 of 5
A client with long-standing heart failure being treated for cancer has received a dose of ondansetron for nausea. What action by the nurse is most important?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ondansetron can prolong the QT interval, making cardiac monitoring essential in this scenario.
Question 4 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?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Chemotherapy drugs are designed to target and destroy rapidly dividing cells, which include cancer cells. Cancer cells often divide more quickly than normal cells, and chemotherapeutic agents exploit this characteristic to inhibit their growth and promote cell death. While chemotherapy can also affect other rapidly dividing normal cells (such as those in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract, and hair follicles), the primary goal is to target cancerous cells.
Question 5 of 5
Diagnostic testing has resulted in a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in an adult patient who is otherwise healthy. The patient and the care team have collaborated and the patient will soon begin induction therapy. The nurse should prepare the patient for which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Attempts are made to achieve remission of AML by the aggressive administration of chemotherapy.
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