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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 27
When a patient is undergoing brachytherapy, what is it important for the nurse to be aware of when caring for this patient?
A) The patient will undergo simulation to identify and mark the field of treatment.
B) The patient is a source of radiation and personnel must wear film badges during care.
C) The goal of this treatment is only palliative and the patient should be aware of the expected outcome.
D) Computerized dosimetry is used to determine the maximum dose of radiation to the tumor within an acceptable dose to normal tissue.
A) The patient will undergo simulation to identify and mark the field of treatment.
B) The patient is a source of radiation and personnel must wear film badges during care.
C) The goal of this treatment is only palliative and the patient should be aware of the expected outcome.
D) Computerized dosimetry is used to determine the maximum dose of radiation to the tumor within an acceptable dose to normal tissue.
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B. Brachytherapy is the implantation or ...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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