Exam 32: Caring for the Child With a Hematological Condition

The nurse administering a blood transfusion is aware that which of the following is the most important nursing action to prevent a transfusion reaction?

A school-age child is scheduled to have a bone marrow biopsy.What action by the nurse takes priority?

A couple who recently married and want to have children ask the nurse what the chances are that their children will inherit thalassemia from them,as they both are carriers.What information from the nurse is most accurate?

A pediatric intensive care nurse understands that which of the following are complications of apheresis procedures?

A child with sickle cell disease is receiving hypertransfusion therapy,and the current serum ferritin level is 1,035 µg/L.What medication does the nurse prepare to administer?