In Teaching Parents How to Minimize or Prevent Bleeding Episodes

question 18

Multiple Choice

In teaching parents how to minimize or prevent bleeding episodes when the child is myelosuppressed, the nurse includes what information?

• A) Meticulous mouth care is essential to avoid mucositis.
• B) Rectal temperatures are necessary to monitor for infection.
• C) Intramuscular injections are preferred to intravenous ones.
• D) Platelet transfusions are given to maintain a count greater than 50,000/mm³.

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