Exam 22: Alterations of Hemostasis

Which instruction regarding thrombocytopenia would the nurse include in the teaching plan for a patient undergoing chemotherapy?

When planning care for a trauma patient, the nurse understands that the response of the extrinsic coagulation pathway to tissue damage begins with the release of:

Which prothrombin time (PT) would the nurse expect to assess in a patient with normal blood clotting?

Which platelet value should the nurse report immediately to the physician?

Which laboratory values would the nurse expect in a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation?

Which manifestations is the nurse most likely to assess in a patient with thrombocytopenia?

Which laboratory value would the nurse expect to find in the patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?

Which laboratory value will most likely be abnormal in the patient undergoing diagnostic testing for hemophilia?

How should the nurse respond when a woman, who is a carrier for hemophilia, asks about the risk of having a child with hemophilia? Her partner does not have the gene for hemophilia.

Which platelet value is consistent with thrombocythemia?

When assessing a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP), which clinical manifestations is the nurse likely to assess?

Which of the following would the nurse explain to a patient with type 3 von Willebrand disease?

Which statement by a patient at risk for excessive bleeding indicates that more teaching is needed?

When assessing the laboratory values for patient with von Willebrand disease who is taking desmopressin (DDAVP), the nurse should be alert for:

When caring for a patient taking warfarin, which laboratory data would alert the nurse to the effectiveness of the medication?

Which sign would alert the nurse that a patient receiving low-molecular-weight heparin has developed type 1 heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)?

Which vitamin does the nurse teach is essential to the function of clotting factors?

Which assessment findings would indicate to the nurse that a child with sickle cell disease is experiencing tissue ischemia?

When planning care for a patient with hypoxia, which concept about erythropoietin should the nurse keep in mind?

Which statement by a patient with primary thrombocytopenia indicates to the nurse that the patient understands the teaching about the disorder?