Exam 43: Hematologic and Immunologic Dysfunction

Iron dextran is ordered for a young child with severe iron deficiency anemia.Nursing considerations include:

A condition in which the normal adult hemoglobin is partly or completely replaced by abnormal hemoglobin is:

What is the priority nursing intervention for a child hospitalized with hemarthrosis resulting from hemophilia?

A toddler with leukemia is on intravenous chemotherapy treatments.The toddler's lab results are white blood cell count (WBC): 1000; neutrophils: 7%; nonsegmented neutrophils (bands): 7%.What is this child's absolute neutrophil count (ANC)? _____ Record your answer as a whole number.

An inherited immunodeficiency disorder characterized by absence of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity is:

Which immunization should not be given to a child receiving chemotherapy for cancer?

Myelosuppression associated with chemotherapeutic agents or some malignancies such as leukemia can cause bleeding tendencies because of a/an:

Which statement best explains why iron deficiency anemia is common during toddlerhood?

What is most descriptive of the pathophysiology of leukemia?

A school-age child with leukemia experienced severe nausea and vomiting when receiving chemotherapy for the first time.The most appropriate nursing action to prevent or minimize these reactions with subsequent treatments is to:

Which statement most accurately describes the pathologic changes of sickle cell anemia?

Which child should the nurse document as being anemic?

Several blood tests are ordered for a preschool child with severe anemia.She is crying and upset because she remembers the venipuncture done at the clinic 2 days ago.The nurse should explain that:

A young child with human immunodeficiency virus is receiving several antiretroviral drugs.The purpose of these drugs is to:

An adolescent will receive a bone marrow transplant (BMT).The nurse should explain that the bone marrow will be administered by which route?

The nurse has initiated a blood transfusion on a preschool child. The child begins to exhibit signs of a transfusion reaction. Place in order the interventions the nurse should implement, sequencing from the highest priority to the lowest. -Second priority

An accurate description of anemia is:

A boy with leukemia screams whenever he needs to be turned or moved.The most probable cause of this pain is:

The nurse is caring for a child with aplastic anemia.Which nursing diagnoses are appropriate (Select all that apply)?

A young boy will receive a bone marrow transplant (BMT).This is possible because one of his older siblings is a histocompatible donor.This type of BMT is termed: