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The School-Age Child, Diagnosed with a Medulloblastoma, Will Receive Intrathecal

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The school-age child, diagnosed with a medulloblastoma, will receive intrathecal chemotherapy injections after surgery. Which rationale for this type of chemotherapy administration should the nurse include in the medication teaching?


A) It reduces side effects.
B) It does not require the child being "stuck."
C) Many chemotherapy drugs do not cross the blood-brain barrier.
D) Intrathecal administration is less expensive than intravenous administration.

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