An 8-Year-Old Child with a Terminal Illness Is Returning to School

question 27

Multiple Choice

An 8-year-old child with a terminal illness is returning to school after having received treatment that has caused hair and weight loss.The most appropriate action by the school nurse would be to:

• A) recommend that the child's parents attend school at first to prevent teasing.
• B) refer the child to a home school program.
• C) discuss with the child and the parents that the child's classmates will not accept him or her as before.
• D) prepare the child's classmates and teachers for changes they can expect.

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