A client is to receive filgrastim (Neupogen) as a granulocyte-stimulating factor. The nurse recognizes that this medication should not be given when the client has:
a. severe myelosuppression.
b. a history of hypertension.
c. received cytotoxic agents less than 24 hours before.
d. a neutrophil count lower than 500.
ANS: C
The medication should not be given within 24 hours of receiving chemotherapy agents.
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