The Child Has Leukemia and Is Immunosuppressed Due to Chemotherapy

question 11

Multiple Choice

The child has leukemia and is immunosuppressed due to chemotherapy. The mother frantically calls the clinic to say that her child was exposed to varicella (Chicken pox) . What does the best plan of the nurse include?

• A) The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an injection of varicella immune globulin if he develops chicken pox.
• B) The child should be kept away from other children to avoid further exposure to varicella.
• C) The child should be brought to the clinic immediately to receive a vaccination for chicken pox.
• D) The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an injection of varicella immune globulin.

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