Exam 32: Hematologic Disorders

The nurse explains that a normal hematocrit value is approximately:

In preparing discharge plans for a patient recently diagnosed with pernicious anemia,the nurse must include information regarding:

The rationale for administering injections of vitamin B12 to patients with pernicious anemia is that:

The nurse assessing a patient 20 minutes after a bone marrow biopsy is concerned when the patient says:

When assessing the patient with thrombocytopenia,the nurse observes for:

The nurse giving iron dextran intramuscularly (IM)will use the Z-track method because this method:

The nurse explains that sickle cell crisis occurs when the sickle-shaped red blood cells:

A 52-year-old man has a diagnosis of aplastic anemia.The information that the nurse recognizes as being pertinent to this diagnosis is that the man:

In helping prepare a nursing care plan for a 90-pound,82-year-old woman with iron-deficiency anemia with a hemoglobin of 5.2,the nurse agrees that the most appropriate nursing diagnosis would be:

Based on the nursing assessment,an appropriate nursing diagnosis for a patient with hemophilia would be:

At 10:00 AM,the nurse receives 2 units of blood for a patient to be transfused.The nurse should:

A major focus in a teaching plan for a teenager with sickle cell anemia would be:

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

The foods that the nurse would include in a nutrition teaching plan for a patient with iron-deficiency anemia are:

A nurse is completing an initial assessment on a new patient being seen in the hospital clinic.The presentation of this female patient includes vague symptoms of tiredness and large areas of ecchymosis.The question that would be most important to ask is:

A newborn infant has developed significant jaundice and has a positive Coombs test result from high levels of bilirubin.The nurse has assessed the symptoms as being indicative of:

The nurse caring for a patient who is having radiation treatment for cancer is alert to the threat of thrombocytopenia ______ days after the start of radiation.

The nurse taking the history of a patient who has come in for evaluation of the large areas of purpura on her limbs is alarmed when the patient confesses that she uses an alternative therapy of __________ for her menopausal symptoms.

When the patient with a platelet count of 20,000/mm³ receives 1 unit of platelets,the platelet count should rise to:

The nurse caring for a patient with crushing injuries from an automobile accident is horrified to find the patient bleeding profusely from the nose,mouth,and rectum,as well as from the injuries.The nurse assesses this emergency situation as: