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A few minutes after beginning a blood transfusion, a nurse notes that a client has chills, dyspnea, and urticaria. The nurse reports this to the health care provider immediately because the client probably is experiencing which problem?
A hemolytic allergic reaction caused by an antigen reaction
A nurse caring for a client who has hemophilia is getting ready to take the client's vital signs. What should the nurse do before taking a blood pressure?
Ask if taking a blood pressure has ever produced bleeding under the skin or in the arm joints.
The client has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome with an absolute neutrophil count less than 1000/mm³ and is being admitted to the hospital. The nurse
Assigns the client to a private room
The nurse is educating a client about iron supplements. The nurse teaches that what vitamin enhances the absorption of iron?
C
A patient with chronic renal failure is examined by the health care provider for anemia. Which laboratory results will the nurse monitor?
Decreased level of erythropoietin
A client is prescribed 325 mg/day of oral ferrous sulfate. What does the nurse include in client teaching?
Take 1 hour before breakfast
Which is a symptom of hemochromatosis?
bronzing of the skin
A patient with End Stage Kidney Disease is taking recombinant erythropoietin for the treatment of anemia. What laboratory study does the nurse understand will have to be assessed at least monthly related to this medication?
hemoglobin level
Which of the following describes a red blood cell (RBC) that has pale or lighter cellular contents?
hypochromic
While assessing a client, the nurse will recognize what as the most obvious sign of anemia?
pallor
The nurse obtains a unit of blood for the client, Donald D. Smith. The name on the label on the unit of blood reads Donald A. Smith. All the other identifiers are correct. What action should the nurse take?
refuse to administer the blood
Which type of hemolytic anemia is categorized as inherited disorder?
sickle cell anemia
A female client with the beta-thalassemia trait plans to marry a man of Italian ancestry who also has the trait. Which client statement indicates that she understands the teaching provided by the nurse?
"I'll see a genetic counselor before starting a family."
The nurse is educating a patient with iron deficiency anemia about food sources high in iron and how to enhance the absorption of iron when eating these foods. What can the nurse inform the client would enhance the absorption?
Eating calf's liver with a glass of orange juice
A thin client is prescribed iron dextran intramuscularly. What is most important action taken by the nurse when administering this medication?
Employs the Z-track technique
When assessing a client with anemia, which assessment is essential?
Health history, including menstrual history in women
A nurse provides nutritional information for a patient diagnosed with an iron-deficiency anemia. What education should the nurse provide?
Increase the intake of green, leafy vegetables.
A nursing instructor is evaluating a student caring for a neutropenic client. The instructor concludes that the nursing student demonstrates accurate knowledge of neutropenia based on which intervention?
Monitoring the client's temperature and reviewing the client's complete blood count (CBC) with differential
When evaluating a patient's symptoms that are consistent with a diagnosis of leukemia, the nurse is aware that all leukemias have which common feature?
Unregulated accumulation of white cells in the bone marrow, which replace normal marrow elements
The nurse is collecting data for a client who has been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. What subjective findings does the nurse recognize as symptoms related to this type of anemia?
"I have difficulty breathing when walking 30 feet."