A Client Is Prescribed Interferon as Part of Treatment for Cancer

question 12

Multiple Choice

A client is prescribed interferon as part of treatment for cancer. Which of the following should the nurse instruct the client regarding this medication?

• A) Flu-like symptoms should be reported to the physician.
• B) General fatigue while receiving this medication is common.
• C) Seek emergency care with a high fever.
• D) Side effects are short term and will resolve in a few days.

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Definitions:

Breeding Populations

Groups of organisms that are selected and mated to perpetuate certain genetic traits or to increase the genetic diversity of offspring.

Isolating Factors

Conditions or barriers that inhibit the interaction, interbreeding, or cultural exchange between populations, leading to differentiation or speciation in biology, or cultural divergence.

Adaptive Function

Refers to the way behaviors or traits contribute to an organism's survival and reproductive success in its environment.

Genetic Level

Pertaining to or influenced by the genes, which are the units of heredity within the living organisms' DNA.