A Child with Leukemia Has a Granulocyte Count of 250/mm³

question 9

Multiple Choice

A child with leukemia has a granulocyte count of 250/mm³ and a platelet count 150,000/mm³. Nursing intervention would include which of the following?

• A)Fluid restriction
• B)Avoidance of mouth care
• C)Strict isolation
• D)Good hand washing

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Definitions:

Testable Hypotheses

Propositions or predictions that are formulated to be rigorously tested and validated through empirical observation and experimentation.

False Consensus Effect

The cognitive bias whereby individuals overestimate the extent to which their beliefs, values, attitudes, or opinions are shared by others.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.