A nurse is caring for a client with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)who is neutropenic. Which interventions will the nurse implement to ensure this client's safety? Select all that apply.
A)Teach the client to maintain good personal hygiene.
B)Encourage the client to eat a diet low in protein.
C)Administer granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)as ordered.
D)Administer neutrophil colony-stimulating factor (N-CSF)as ordered.
E)Administer a prophylactic gram-negative antibiotic.

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A)A client who is neutropenic has a decrease in the level of white blood cells (WBCs)and is susceptible to infection and/or disease. To ensure the safety of the client with neutropenia, the nurse will teach the client to maintain good personal hygiene, administer granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)as ordered, and administer a broad-spectrum antibiotic as ordered. The client should be taught to eat a diet high in protein, not low in protein.
B)A client who is neutropenic has a decrease in the level of white blood cells (WBCs)and is susceptible to infection and/or disease. To ensure the safety of the client with neutropenia, the nurse will teach the client to maintain good personal hygiene, administer granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)as ordered, and administer a broad-spectrum antibiotic as ordered. The client should be taught to eat a diet high in protein, not low in protein.
C)A client who is neutropenic has a decrease in the level of white blood cells (WBCs)and is susceptible to infection and/or disease. To ensure the safety of the client with neutropenia, the nurse will teach the client to maintain good personal hygiene, administer granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)as ordered, and administer a broad-spectrum antibiotic as ordered. The client should be taught to eat a diet high in protein, not low in protein.
D)A client who is neutropenic has a decrease in the level of white blood cells (WBCs)and is susceptible to infection and/or disease. To ensure the safety of the client with neutropenia, the nurse will teach the client to maintain good personal hygiene, administer granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)as ordered, and administer a broad-spectrum antibiotic as ordered. The client should be taught to eat a diet high in protein, not low in protein.
E)A client who is neutropenic has a decrease in the level of white blood cells (WBCs)and is susceptible to infection and/or disease. To ensure the safety of the client with neutropenia, the nurse will teach the client to maintain good personal hygiene, administer granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)as ordered, and administer a broad-spectrum antibiotic as ordered. The client should be taught to eat a diet high in protein, not low in protein.

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