The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed biologic response modifiers to boost the immune response for renal cell carcinoma. Which medication does the nurse expect to find on the medication administration record (MAR)?
1. Aldesleukin (Proleukin)
2. Anakinra (Kineret)
3. Azathioprine (Azasan)
4. Basiliximab (Simulect)
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Rationale 1: This medication is a biologic response modifier and the nurse would expect to find this on the MAR.
Rationale 2: This medication is an immunosuppressant not a biologic response modifier.
Rationale 3: This medication is an immunosuppressant not a biologic response modifier.
Rationale 4: This medication is an immunosuppressant not a biologic response modifier.
Global Rationale: Aldesleukin (Proleukin) is a biologic response modifier and the nurse would expect to find this on the MAR. The other medications listed are immunosuppressants and the nurse would not expect to find this on the MAR.
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