Child has been diagnosed with a Wilms'tumor and is being treated with chemotherapy.Prior to administering the chemotherapy,the nurse will determine if this child has any infectionfighting capability by monitoring the
1. hemoglobin.
2. red-blood-cell count.
3. absolute neutrophil count (ANC).
4. platelets.
Answer:3
Rationale: The absolute neutrophil count uses both the segmented (mature) and bands (immature) neutrophils as a measure of the body's infection-fighting capability.Red-blood-cell count,hemoglobin,and platelets cannot determine infection-fighting capabilities.
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