The Nurse Is Providing Care for a Patient Experiencing Significant

Multiple Choice

The nurse is providing care for a patient experiencing significant clinical manifestations of sickle cell anemia whose potassium is 5.5 mEq/L.Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

A) "You need to increase how many high-potassium foods you consume."
B) "Your potassium may be high because many of your blood cells are being destroyed during this sickle cell crisis."
C) "It will be important for you to avoid crowds since your immune system is suppressed."
D) "We will need to give you a potassium supplement to help keep your levels in a normal range."