An Oncology Nurse Is Contributing to the Care of a Patient

Multiple Choice

An oncology nurse is contributing to the care of a patient who has failed to respond appreciably to conventional cancer treatments. As a result, the care team is considering the possible use of biologic response modifiers (BRFs) . The nurse should know that these achieve a therapeutic effect by what means?

A) Promoting the synthesis and release of leukocytes
B) Focusing the patients immune system exclusively on the tumor
C) Potentiating the effects of chemotherapeutic agents and radiation therapy
D) Altering the immunologic relationship between the tumor and the patient