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Directions: Each question or incomplete statement below is followed by four suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.

1. A 10-year-old patient is diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Following a discussion with the physician, the patient's father asks the nurse what an "L1" classification means. To correctly explain L1 classification, the nurse should know that the L1 classification is based on the:
   1. Percentage of blast cells in the bone marrow.
   2. Antigen receptors on the surface of the blast cells.
   3. Chromosomal translocation within the blast cells.
   4. Morphology of the blast cell type.
      
      
2. Oral morphine sulfate is ordered for severe pain in a 5-year-old child. Based on the patient's developmental level, which of the following methods would be used to asses response to pain medications?
   1. One to five descriptive scale
   2. Poker chips
   3. Visual analog scale
   4. Faces scale

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