After reviewing the patient’s chart, which instruction does the nurse give the unlicensed assistive personnel working with the patient?

  • Demographics
  • Medications
  • Laboratory results
  • Age: 61-years-old
    Sex: Male
    Infectious concern: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus colonization

  • Doxorubicin
    Vincristine
    Prednisone
    Cyclophosphamide
    Ondansetron
    Diphenhydramine

  • Point of care glucose 132 g/dL
    Sodium 140 mEq/L
    Potassium 5 mEq/L
    Chloride 100 mEq/L
    CO2 30 mEq/L
    White blood cell 3.0 x 10³/mcL
    Red blood cell count 3.8 million cells/mcL
    Hemoglobin 9.2 gm/dL
    Hematocrit 34%
    Mean corpuscular volume 62
    Platelets 76,000/mcL
    Absolute neutrophil count 680/mm³

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