A Client Is Having a Bone Marrow Biopsy and Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client is having a bone marrow biopsy and is extremely anxious.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Assess client fears and coping mechanisms.
• B) Reassure the client this is a common test.
• C) Sedate the client prior to the procedure.
• D) Tell the client he or she will be asleep.

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Definitions:

Neural Tube

Tube formed from the neuroectoderm by the closure of the neural groove; develops into the spinal cord and brain.

Neural Plate

Region of the dorsal surface of the embryo that is transformed into the neural tube and neural crest.

Primitive Streak

An early structure that forms in the developing embryo, crucial for the process of gastrulation and establishing the body plan of the organism.

Notochord

Small rod of tissue lying ventral to the neural tube. A characteristic of all vertebrates, in humans it becomes the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disks.