Exam 30: Hematologic Problems

Which menu choice indicates that the patient understands the nurse's teaching about recommended dietary choices for iron-deficiency anemia?

A patient with septicemia develops prolonged bleeding from venipuncture sites and blood in the stools. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

Which assessment finding should the nurse caring for a patient with thrombocytopenia communicate immediately to the health care provider?

Which statement by a patient indicates good understanding of the nurse's teaching about prevention of sickle cell crisis?

The nurse notes scleral jaundice in a patient being admitted with hemolytic anemia. The nurse will plan to check the laboratory results for the

A patient who is receiving methotrexate for severe rheumatoid arthritis develops a megaloblastic anemia. The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about increasing oral intake of

A patient who has a history of a transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)is to receive a transfusion of packed red blood cells (PRBCs). Which action by the nurse will decrease the risk for TRALI for this patient?

Which intervention will be included in the nursing care plan for a patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura?

Which laboratory test will the nurse use to determine whether filgrastim (Neupogen)is effective for a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia who is receiving chemotherapy?

The nurse is caring for a patient with type A hemophilia being admitted to the hospital with severe pain and swelling in the right knee. The nurse should

A patient who has acute myelogenous leukemia develops an absolute neutrophil count of 850/µL while receiving outpatient chemotherapy. Which action by the outpatient clinic nurse is most appropriate?

Following successful treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma for a 55-yr-old woman,which topic will the nurse include in patient teaching?

A patient is to receive an infusion of 250 mL of platelets over 2 hours through tubing that is labeled: 1 mL equals 10 drops. How many drops per minute will the nurse infuse?

Which information obtained by the nurse assessing a patient admitted with multiple myeloma is most important to report to the health care provider?

Several patients call the outpatient clinic and ask to make an appointment as soon as possible. Which patient should the nurse schedule to be seen first?

An expected action by the nurse caring for a patient who has an acute exacerbation of polycythemia vera is to

Which action will the admitting nurse include in the care plan for a patient who has neutropenia?

Which patient information is most important for the nurse to monitor when evaluating the effectiveness of deferoxamine (Desferal)for a patient with hemochromatosis?

Which instruction will the nurse plan to include in discharge teaching for a patient admitted with a sickle cell crisis?

The nurse is planning to administer a transfusion of packed red blood cells (PRBCs)to a patient with blood loss from gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Which action can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?