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A Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Second Infusion of Trastuzumab

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A nurse is preparing to administer a second infusion of trastuzumab [Herceptin] to a patient who has breast cancer. The patient tells the nurse that she experienced chills, fever, pain, and nausea after her first infusion. What will the nurse do?


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