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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 39
An allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant is considered as treatment for a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia.What information should the nurse include when teaching the patient about this procedure?
A) There is no risk for graft-versus-host disease because the donated marrow is treated to remove cancer cells.
B) The patient's bone marrow will be removed, treated, stored, and then reinfused after intensive chemotherapy.
C) Peripheral stem cells are obtained from a donor who has a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match with the patient.
D) There is no need for posttransplant protective isolation because the stem cells are infused directly into the blood.
Explanation
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