Transcavitary seeding 4. Sterile technique is not required in the preparation of IV antineoplastics because of their lethal effect on tumor cells. Intravenous antineoplastics are best prepared and dispensed by the same procedures as any other IV admixture. In reconstituting antineoplastics, positive pressure must be used to inject the diluent into the vial. A patient who is to receive a radioactive implant asks why her room is at the far end of the hall.
Patients requiring the least amount of physical care are in rooms farthest from the nurses' station.
This location provides the least radiation exposure to hospital staff and other patients. This location protects those nurses who may be pregnant and working in this unit. Explaining the physician's plans to the patient and family 8. As a result, he has a permanent colostomy located proximally in his ascending colon, which he refuses to look at. American Cancer Society 10.