Exam 47: The Child with a Hematologic Alteration

A nurse is teaching home care instructions to parents of a child with sickle cell disease.Which instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is an accurate description of anemia?

In teaching family members about their child's von Willebrand disease,what is the priority outcome for the child that the nurse should discuss?

What is the priority in the discharge plan for a child with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?

What is true about the genetic transmission of sickle cell disease?

A child has beta-thalassemia and is receiving deferoxamine.The parent asks what the purpose of this medication is.Which response by the nurse is best?

What is descriptive of most cases of hemophilia?

Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect when a child with sickle cell anemia experiences an acute vaso-occlusive crisis?

A child who has been in good health has a platelet count of 45,000/mm³,petechiae,and excessive bruising that covers the body.The nurse is aware that these signs are clinical manifestations of which disease?

The nurse assesses the lab values of a child hospitalized with DIC.What findings are consistent for this disorder? (Select all that apply.)

What should the discharge plan for a school-age child with sickle cell disease include?

Which statement best describes beta-thalassemia major (Cooley anemia)?

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

What is the nurse's best response to parents with questions about how her child's blood disorder will be treated?

What is a priority intervention in planning care for the child with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?

What is the best response to a parent who asks the nurse whether her 5-month-old infant can have cow's milk?

The nurse is caring for a child who has beta-thalassemia.What unique facial features does the nurse assess in this child? (Select all that apply.)

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

What are the nursing priorities for a child with sickle cell disease in vaso-occlusive crisis?

The mother of a child with hemophilia asks the nurse how long her child will need to be treated for hemophilia.What is the best response to this question?