The nurse completes an assessment of a client who is prescribed filgrastim after a bone marrow transplant.The nurse would attend most closely to which parameters on the complete blood count?

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Filgrastim is a medication that stimulates the production of white blood cells, specifically neutrophils. Therefore, the nurse should closely monitor the total white cell count and neutrophil count on the complete blood count. Platelet count and reticulocyte count are not directly related to filgrastim therapy. Band count may be monitored for an infection, but it is not specific to filgrastim therapy. Hemoglobin and hematocrit are more closely monitored in clients with anemia.

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