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A 5-year-old child was recently diagnosed as having acute lymphoid leukemia. She is hospitalized for additional tests and to begin a course of chemotherapy designed to induce a remission. She is scheduled to have a bone marrow aspiration tomorrow. She has had a bone marrow test previously and is apprehensive about having another. Which of the following interventions will be most effective in relieving her anxiety?

Options

  • AExplain what will take place and what she will see, feel, and hear.
  • BRemind her that she has had this procedure before and that it is nothing to be afraid of.
  • CTell her not to worry about it, that it will be over soon and she can join her friends in the playroom.
  • DGive her a big hug and tell her that she is a big girl now and that she will do just fine.

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