How can the surgical technologist provide support to an extremely anxious patient while waiting for the surgical procedure to begin?
a. explain the steps of the operation in detail
b. tell the patient that there is nothing to fear.
c. ask the anesthesiologist to increase the dosage of the preoperative medication.
d. encourage the patient to share her feelings.

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.