A nurse hears that a new admission to the hospital was recently diagnosed with the most common kind of childhood cancer. Which collaborative care does the nurse prepare to provide to this patient?
A.
Antibiotic administration
B.
Bone marrow transplant
C.
Chemotherapy
D.
Liver transplant
ANS: C
The most common type of childhood cancer is acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). First-line treatment for ALL is inducing remission with chemotherapy. Antibiotics are not used unless the child has an infection. Bone marrow transplant may be considered later in the child's course of care. A liver transplant would not be a treatment for ALL.
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