A Client Is Scheduled to Have Chemotherapy Thursday at 9

question 23

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled to have chemotherapy Thursday at 9 a.m. Filgrastim (Neupogen) has also been ordered. The nurse should plan which dosing time for the Neupogen?

• A) No later than 9 a.m. on Wednesday
• B) At the time of the chemotherapy infusion
• C) Immediately following the chemotherapy
• D) No earlier than 9 a.m. Friday
• E) Immediately before the chemotherapy

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