The nurse suspects that the client may be experiencing peripheral neuropathy as a result of receiving paclitaxel (Taxol) . What is the highest priority nursing intervention to use in monitoring the client for this adverse reaction?
A) Decrease in levels of white blood cells and platelets
B) Increase in overactive deep tendon reflexes
C) Numbness and/or tingling of the fingers and toes
D) Paralysis of the muscles in the lower extremities
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