The Nurse Is Teaching a Patient Who Will Begin Taking

The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin taking basiliximab in conjunction with a kidney transplant.The patient asks why this therapy is needed.The nurse will explain that with this therapy

A) the immune system is boosted.
B) the drug is taken by mouth before and after the transplant surgery.
C) nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills are common side effects.
D) it is safe to become pregnant.

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