A patient with severe environmental allergies is scheduled for the first in a planned series of immunotherapy injections. What should be included in teaching the patient about the injection?
A) The injection will cure the response to the allergen within 6 to 8 weeks.
B) The patient will remain in the clinic to be monitored for 30 minutes following the injection.
C) Therapeutic failure occurs if the symptoms to the allergen do not decrease after 3 months.
D) Injections are usually administered twice weekly.
B
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