A nurse hears that a new admission to the hospital was recently ...

[RYAN BANYAN]

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

Question 2

A nurse is reviewing a patient's chart and notes that the patient has a cancerous tumor that has invaded other organs. Based on this information, at which stage is this patient's cancer classified?
 
  A.
  Stage O
  B.
  Stage I
  C.
  Stage III
  D.
  Stage IV

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Answer to Question 1

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.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
A stage IV cancer is one that has invaded other organs. Stage 0 is early cancer, present only in the cells in which it began. Stages I-III are more extensive, with larger tumors and spread to nearby lymph nodes or adjacent organs.