Exam 30: Hematologic Disorders

A nurse caring for a patient with crushing injuries from an automobile accident notes that the patient is bleeding profusely from the nose, mouth, and rectum, as well as from the injuries.What should the nurse suspect as the cause of this patient's bleeding?

What should be a major focus in a teaching plan for a teenager with sickle cell anemia?

What happens to the sickle-shaped red blood cells during a sickle cell crisis?

Which foods should a nurse include in a nutrition teaching plan for a patient with iron deficiency anemia?

The nurse is caring for a patient with hemophilia who is experiencing a bleeding episode.Which intervention(s)should the nurse anticipate implementing? (Select all that apply.)

At the end of a shift, a nurse documents the effectiveness of parent teaching concerning the transmission of hemophilia.Which statement by the mother would best indicate an accurate parental perception?

A 3-year-old African-American child is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.The parents know that sickle cell anemia is hereditary but do not understand why their child has the disease because neither of them has it.What is the most accurate information to provide?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is having radiation treatment for cancer.How many days after the start of radiation should the nurse know that the threat of thrombocytopenia exists?

A newborn infant has developed significant jaundice and has a positive Coombs test result resulting from high levels of bilirubin.What should a nurse be aware that these symptoms may indicate?

A child with sickle cell anemia is prescribed the drug hydroxyurea.What effect from the drug should the patient expect to have?

What information should a nurse be sure to include when preparing discharge plans for a patient recently diagnosed with pernicious anemia?

A 35-year-old man is examined in an urgent care clinic.His presenting symptoms suggest polycythemia vera.Which extreme laboratory value would confirm this possible diagnosis?

What should a nurse be careful to observe for when assessing a patient with thrombocytopenia?

A 52-year-old man has a diagnosis of aplastic anemia.What information in the patient history is pertinent to this diagnosis?

______ is a condition in which too many RBCs are produced.

What is the rationale for administering injections of vitamin B₁₂ to patients with pernicious anemia?