A patient who is undergoing treatment for leukemia is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant. The nurse determines that this patient is in which phase of treatment for the disorder?
1. induction
2. maintenance
3. rehabilitative
4. postremission
Correct Answer: 4
Once remission has been achieved, postremission chemotherapy is continued to eradicate any additional leukemic cells, prevent relapse, and prolong survival. A single chemotherapeutic agent, combination therapy, or bone marrow transplant may be used for postremission treatment. The other phases of treatment do not include a bone marrow transplant.
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