Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 225
The client is about to start the treatment for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Before the administration of etanercept (Enbrel), it is important for the nurse to:
A. Ask for an allergy to latex.
B. Ask the client to postpone a vacation trip abroad.
C. Tell the client to not miss due vaccination while on treatment.
D. To avoid people with a recent injection of etanercept.
Correct Answer: A. Ask for an allergy to latex.
Etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor blocker is used to manage juvenile rheumatoid arthritis that is given by injection. Before using the medication, inform the physician or the nurse of any allergy to latex or natural dry rubber that can be found in the prefilled syringes or autoinjectors form of the medication.
Options B, C, and D: These are not related to the medication.