Patient/Family Teaching

• Instruct patient to notify health care professional if dyspnea, sore throat, fever, chills, yellow skin, unusual bleeding or bruising, or fatigue occurs. Caution patient to avoid crowds and persons with known infections. Instruct patient to use a soft toothbrush and electric razor and to be especially careful to avoid falls. Patients should be cautioned not to drink alcohol or take medication containing aspirin or NSAIDs, because these may precipitate gastric bleeding

• Inform patient that visual problems usually begin shortly after aldesleukin administration and may persist for several weeks but are reversible

• Advise patient to use a nonhormonal method of contraception throughout therapy

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