Abatacept is prescribed for a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse checks the patient’s medical history, knowing that this medication would need to be used cautiously if which condition is present?

A client diagnosed with cancer is experiencing pain and the early signs of organ dysfunction. How should the nurse explain these signs and symptoms originate?

The nurse is administering an interferon and will implement which intervention?

Just before the second course of chemotherapy, the laboratory calls to report that the patient’s neutrophil count is 450 cells/mm3. The nurse expects that the oncologist will follow which course of treatment?

A 39-year-old client has begun taking tamoxifen to reduce the risk of contralateral breast cancer. The client is now reporting hot flashes and dysmenorrhea. What is the nurse’s best action?

The nurse is teaching a class about the various chemotherapy drugs. Which of these statements explains why alkylating drugs are also called “cell cycle–nonspecific drugs”?

A patient who has had a recent organ transplant is taking sirolimus as part of the immunosuppressant therapy. Today, the patient realized that a dose was missed, and it is now time for the next dose. Which action is appropriate?

During interleukin drug therapy, a patient is showing signs of severe fluid retention, with increasing dyspnea and severe peripheral edema. The next dose of the interleukin is due now. Which action will the nurse take next?

During interleukin drug therapy, a patient is showing signs of severe fluid retention, with increasing dyspnea and severe peripheral edema. The next dose of the interleukin is due now. Which action will the nurse take next?

A patient who has received chemotherapy has a critically low platelet count. The nurse expects which drug or drug class to be used to stimulate platelet cell production?