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When administering IV chemotherapy, nursing priorities include verifying the patient's identity and chemotherapy regimen, monitoring for signs of an adverse reaction or extravasation, and ensuring proper venous access. It's crucial to assess vital signs and laboratory values before administration and to educate the patient about potential side effects. Additionally, providing emotional support and maintaining infection control practices are essential for patient safety and comfort.
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What does chemotherapy look like?
Chemotherapy is administering drugs to fight diseases like cancer. Drugs are usually in an IV (intravenous) drug bag- a plastic bag- with a tube that carries the drugs to a needle placed in a vein.
Which problem can be avoided by administering Promethazine IV?
aspiration
What is intramuscular chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy given by intramuscular injection is absorbed into the blood more slowly than IV chemotherapy. Because of this, the effects of IM chemotherapy may last longer than chemotherapy given intravenously.
What should the nurse do before administering the first dose of IV antibiotic?
check patient iv site
What is intrevenous chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy is treatment for cancer. Intravenous means the medicine is given though an IV, or a needle inserted in a vein, usually in the arm or hand. The medicine can be given quickly or may need several hours to "drip" though the IV. There are hundreds of different types of chemotherapy medicines.
What are the different methods of administering parenteral preparations?
im, iv, sc, id
What treatment is prescribed for patients with stage IV malignant melanoma?
For stage IV patients, or those that are treated and then develop recurrence at distant sites, chemotherapy or immunotherapy is planned.
How many Chemo treatments are given for rectal cancer at stage four?
Chemotherapy is administered for stage IV disease
What does a med given by IV PB mean?
IV PB likely stands for intravenous piggyback, which means administering medication through an IV line that is attached to a primary IV line. The medication is given intermittently or at a slower rate than the primary IV infusion.
What are the basic nursing procedures and treatments for patients?
Basic nursing procedures include oxygen therapy, IV therapy, NGT care, catheterization, and such... can anyone answer this question broader? Nurses are often called the eyes and ears of the doctor. They do every physical demand the doctor tells them to. They are responsible for feeding patients, cleaning, taking vital signs, all types of measuring such as input and output, administering medicine.
What is IV chemotherapy?
A small needle is inserted into a vein on the hand or lower arm. The needle usually is attached to a small tube called a catheter, which delivers the drug to the needle from an IV bag or bottle.
What are the four principle uses of iv therapy?
To reverse shock.. To maintain hydration. To keep the vein open. For administering intravenous medication.
