The nurse is providing patient education for a patient who is to start taking interferon. The nurse should instruct the patient that the most common adverse effect is
a. anxiety and agitation.
b. vomiting.
c. hirsutism.
d. flulike syndrome.
D
The most common side effect of interferon is a flulike syndrome, which occurs in 50% of those who take the drug.
Anxiety and agitation, hirsutism, and vomiting are not side effects associated with interferon.
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