The Clinic Nurse Notices That Each Time a Child with Leukemia

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Multiple Choice

The clinic nurse notices that each time a child with leukemia is brought in to see the doctor,her mother and aunt accompany her.The mother states that she finds her daughter's illness to be very traumatic and is having difficulty coping.The child's aunt encourages the child's mother and distracts the child while her blood work is being drawn.The child's aunt could be described as taking on which of the following roles?

• A) Child-caregiver role
• B) Kinship role
• C) Socializer role
• D) Therapist role

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Definitions:

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