The oncology nurse specialist provides an educational session to nursing staff regarding the characteristics of Hodgkin's disease. The nurse determines that further education is needed if a nursing staff member states that which of the following is characteristic of the disease?
A. Presence of Reed-Sternberg cells
B. Involvement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver
C. Occurs most often in the older client
D. Prognosis depends on the stage of the disease
Answer: C
Explanation: Hodgkin's disease is a disorder of young adults. Options 1, 2, and 4 are characteristics of this disease.
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