Chapter 27: Blood

A child who received chemotherapy last week shows neutropenia. What is the priority nursing diagnosis ?

Which statement made by a parent indicates an understanding of health maintenance of a child with sickle cell disease?

Child with leukemia has widespread purpura & a platelet count of 19,000/mm³. The priority nursing intervention is?

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

What is a complication of repeated blood transfusions?

What is the result of a deficiency of factor IX?

The nurse is presenting information on the congenital disorder of hemophilia A. What fact will the nurse include?

What food would the nurse emphasize as being a rich source of iron?

What are the classic symptoms of thalassemia major (Cooley’s anemia)? (Select all that apply.)

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

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

Which statement by a mother may indicate a cause for her 9-month-old’s iron deficiency anemia?

A child in sickle cell crisis is admitted and has severe abdominal pain. What type of crisis is he probably in?

What will the nurse administer with ferrous sulfate drops when providing them to a child on the pediatric unit?

How can the nurse best explain the children’s risk of inheriting sickle disease?

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

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