The newly licensed nurse tells her clinical educator, "I thought that interferons were medications, but I heard the doctor tell my client that his interferons were suppressed." How should the educator respond?

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Rationale 1: Interferons are proteins produced in the body.
Rationale 2: Interferons have been isolated and are now available as medications for the treatment of immune disorders, viral infections, and cancer.
Rationale 3: The health care provider may well have told the client that interferon production was depressed.
Rationale 4: Interferons stimulate the activity of phagocytes and NK cells.
Rationale 5: Natural killer cells are stimulated by interferons.

The Newly Licensed Nurse Tells Her Clinical Educator, "I Thought