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?
A. Explain what will take place and what she will see, feel, and hear.
B. Remind her that she has had this procedure before and that it is nothing to be afraid of.
C. Tell her not to worry about it, that it will be over soon and she can join her friends in the playroom.
D. Give 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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