Exam 27: The Child with a Condition of the Blood, Blood-Forming Organs, or Lymphatic System

What will the nurse teach the parents of a child with a low platelet count to avoid?

What important focus of nursing care for the dying child and the family should the nurse implement?

The nurse notes that a 4-year-old child's gums bleed easily and he has bruising and petechiae on his extremities.Which lab value is consistent with these symptoms?

The nurse confirms that sickle cell trait can be distinguished from sickle cell disease by a lab test called ________________.

Place the stages of dying in the usual order as detailed by Kübler-Ross (1975).Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a,b,c,d,etc.)

The family of a child receiving chemotherapy for leukemia should be taught to focus on which aspect(s)of the child's care?

A 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis with severe abdominal pain.Which type of crisis is the child most likely experiencing?

A 6-year-old with leukemia asks,"Who will take care of me in heaven?" What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse explains that the COPP medical regimen for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease uses a combination of which drugs?

To prevent ________________ ________________,the nurse warms the blood that is to be given as a transfusion through a central line.

An adolescent is diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease.Lymph nodes on both sides of her diaphragm have been found to be involved,including cervical and inguinal nodes.Which disease stage is this?

A newly married couple is seeking genetic counseling because they are both carriers of the sickle cell trait.How can the nurse best explain the children's risk of inheriting this disease?

What would the nurse include in a teaching plan about mouth care of a child receiving chemotherapy?

The nurse is caring for a child with a low platelet count.What skin assessments would alert the nurse to bleeding?

What is the result of a deficiency of factor IX?

What should be included in the nursing care of a 12-year-old child receiving radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease?

A child is diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia.What will the nurse explain can occur if this disorder goes untreated?

The nurse,caring for a child receiving chemotherapy,notes that the child's abdomen is firm and slightly distended.There is no record of a bowel movement for the last 2 days.What do these assessment findings suggest?