Saunders Hematological

The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a client with iron deficiency anemia about eating a diet with iron-rich foods. Which food sources would the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client with iron deficiency anemia? Select all that apply.

Eggs and liver

The nurse is caring for a client following a total hip replacement. The client has been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. The nurse instructs the client to increase intake of which foods? Select all that apply.

-Clams and mussels -Lean beef and chicken liver

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client receiving chemotherapy. The nurse prepares to initiate neutropenic precautions when the nurse notes which laboratory result?

A white blood cell (WBC) count of 2000 cells/mm3.

A client with sickle cell disease has been admitted to the hospital complaining of a sudden onset of severe pain in the extremities, abdomen, back, and chest. Which interventions would the nurse expect to be included in the care of the client? Select all that apply.

Administer oxygen per nasal cannula. Administer the prescribed opioid analgesic. Encourage the client to keep extremities extended. Hydrate the client with 0.9% normal saline 125 mL/hr intravenously

The nurse is caring for a client with a suspected diagnosis of aplastic anemia. Which test would the nurse anticipate to be performed to confirm the diagnosis?

Bone marrow aspiration

A client has been diagnosed with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which laboratory tests would the nurse anticipate being prescribed? Select all that apply.

Ddimer Hemoglobin PT

Which food sources would the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia? Select all that apply.

Eggs Liver Red meat

The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of aplastic anemia. Which are the most likely signs/symptoms associated with aplastic anemia? Select all that apply.

Fatigue Infection Petechiae SOB

The nurse is caring for a client receiving chemotherapy and determines that the client has developed myelosuppression. Which laboratory value would support the client's diagnosis of myelosuppression?

Hemoglobin 9.4 g/dL, hematocrit 26%

The nurse is doing discharge teaching with a client who has sickle cell disease. The nurse reinforces instructions to the client to avoid which factors that could precipitate a sickle cell crisis? Select all that apply.

Infection, emotional stress

A client is admitted to the hospital with vitamin B12 deficiency. When taking the client's history, which symptoms would the nurse expect the client to report? Select all that apply.

Muscle weakness Difficulty walking Numbness in hands

The nurse has conducted dietary teaching with the client diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. The nurse determines that the client understands the information if the client states the intention to increase intake of which foods? Select all that apply.

Oysters Spinach Kidney beans

The nurse is caring for a client with thrombocytopenia. Which data would the nurse monitor for related to this condition? Select all that apply.

Purpura Ecchymoses Platelet count less than 150,000 mm3

Which test would the nurse expect to have done for a client suspected of having pernicious anemia?

Schilling Test

A client has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. In planning care for the client, the nurse anticipates that the client will be treated with which vitamin or mineral?

Vitamin B12

A client has experienced several episodes of sickle cell crisis. Which reinforced instructions would be included in the client's teaching plan to prevent recurrence? Select all that apply.

Wear shoes and socks when walking outside to prevent damage to the feet. Recognize early symptoms of infection and contact the primary health care provider (PHCP).