The parent of a child diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma asks why multiple drugs are needed to treat this cancer. Which rationale should the nurse use when responding to the client's mother?
1. The prescribed drug protocol is needed due to the aggressive nature of the cancer.
2. The prescribed drug protocol decreases side effects.
3. The prescribed drug protocol is used in specifically in children.
4. The prescribed drug protocol involves a group of drugs that work in different modes.
Question 2
A pediatric client diagnosed with cancer is to receive 2 months of chemotherapy that is separated by a 6-week period. The mother asks why the child cannot receive the medication for 2 months straight. Which rationale should the nurse include when responding to the client's mother?
1. Prevention of nausea and vomiting from the drugs
2. Schedule requirement of the infusion center
3. Decrease incidence of heart failure
4. Allows normal cells to repair themselves while the cancer cells die
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