The nurse preparing a client with acute leukemia for the induction phase of chemotherapy explains that the objective of this phase is to
a. decrease the number of monocytes.
b. induce complete remission.
c. reduce long bone pain and splenomegaly.
d. "shock" the marrow into producing normal cells.
B
The induction phase is a period of time in which there is an intense course of chemotherapy de-signed to bring about complete remission.
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