A client is experiencing bone marrow suppression as an adverse effect of chemotherapy used to treat cancer.The nurse administers which of the following medications to increase the client's white blood cell count?

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Sargramostim (GM-CSF) is a medication that stimulates the bone marrow to produce white blood cells. It is commonly used to treat bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapy. Epoetin alfa (Epogen) is a medication used to stimulate the production of red blood cells and is not effective in increasing white blood cell count. Oprelvekin (Neumega) is a medication used to prevent severe thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) and is not effective in increasing white blood cell count. Levetiracetam (Keppra) is an antiepileptic medication and is not used for treating bone marrow suppression.

A Client Is Experiencing Bone Marrow Suppression as an Adverse