OCN Chemotherapy Administration 3

Question 1

Which calculation method is most commonly used to determine chemotherapy dosing?

Accepted Answer

Body surface area (BSA)

Answer

Ideal body weight only

Answer

Actual body weight only

Answer

Age-based dosing tables

Question 2

A nurse notes blood return is absent from a patient's port during chemotherapy infusion. What is the priority action?

Accepted Answer

Stop the infusion and assess for extravasation or port malfunction

Answer

Increase the infusion rate to clear the port

Answer

Flush aggressively with normal saline

Answer

Continue infusion if no patient complaints

Question 3

What does the term 'nadir' refer to in chemotherapy nursing?

Accepted Answer

The lowest point of blood cell counts after chemotherapy

Answer

The peak drug concentration in the blood

Answer

The point of maximum tumor shrinkage

Answer

The highest point of nausea after infusion

Question 4

Which organization provides the primary standards for safe handling of hazardous drugs in oncology nursing?

Accepted Answer

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Answer

American Cancer Society (ACS)

Answer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Answer

Joint Commission (TJC)

Question 5

Which chemotherapy agent is associated with hemorrhagic cystitis as a major side effect?

Accepted Answer

Cyclophosphamide

Answer

Cisplatin

Answer

Vinorelbine

Answer

Irinotecan

Question 6

A patient receiving bleomycin should be monitored closely for which life-threatening complication?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary fibrosis

Answer

Cardiac arrhythmia

Answer

Renal failure

Answer

Hepatic veno-occlusive disease