What is the most appropriate assignment for a nurse who has 10 years of experience in a neurological ICU when floated to a pediatric oncology unit?
a. A 3-year-old boy with leukemia who has contracted bacterial meningitis
b. A 6-year-old boy with osteogenic sarcoma
c. An 18-month-old infant postsurgery with a neuroblastoma
d. A 14-year-old girl with a pheochromocy-toma and adrenalectomy
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