A patient who has metastatic colorectal cancer tells the nurse that a cousin who had colorectal cancer received bevacizumab and wonders how the drug works. The nurse will explain that bevacizumab works by targeting which of the following?

Parents of a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) ask about their child’s prognosis. The nurse should base the response on the knowledge that

The nurse observes scleral jaundice in a patient being admitted with hemolytic anemia. Which laboratory result would the nurse check?

The nurse is performing a history on a patient who will begin taking bevacizumab. Which aspect of the patient’s history should be reported to the oncologist treating this patient?

The nurse is preparing to give sargramostim to a patient who has acute myelogenous leukemia. The nurse assesses a heart rate of 78 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 120/70 mm Hg. The patient reports shortness of breath and has a cough and bilateral crackles. What will the nurse do next?

A patient is receiving bone marrow transplantation for cancer and receives filgrastim. The patient reports severe abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant. The nurse will perform which action?

Which menu choice indicates that the patient understands the nurse’s recommendations about dietary choices to manage iron-deficiency anemia?

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is used as adjuvant therapy for a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Which information would the nurse include when explaining the purpose of this therapy to the patient?

Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient admitted with multiple myeloma?

The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin receiving targeted therapy for cancer. The patient asks how targeted therapy differs from other types of chemotherapies. The nurse will explain that targeted therapy