Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 72%
Practice
A patient who has acute myelogenous leukemia develops an absolute neutrophil count of 850/┬ÁL while receiving outpatient chemotherapy. Which action by the outpatient clinic nurse is most appropriate?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
The correct answer is B because filgrastim (Neupogen) is a medication used to stimulate the production of neutrophils. Teaching the patient to self-administer these injections can help increase the neutrophil count and reduce the risk of infection. Option A is incorrect as hospital admission may not be necessary if the patient can manage the condition at home. Option C is not ideal as discontinuing chemotherapy can impact the leukemia treatment. Option D is unrelated to managing neutropenia in this scenario.