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1.
A nurse is caring for a patient who has sickle cell anemia and
the nurses assessment reveals the possibility of substance
abuse. What is the nurses most appropriate action?
A) Encourage the patient to rely on complementary and
alternative therapies.
B) Encourage the patient to seek care from a single provider for
pain relief.
C) Teach the patient to accept chronic pain as an inevitable
aspect of the disease.
D) Limit the reporting of emergency department visits to the
primary health care provider.
B
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The patient should be encouraged to use a single primary
health care provider to address health care concerns.
Emergency department visits should be reported to the primary
health care provider to achieve optimal management of the
disease. It would inappropriate to teach the patient to simply
accept his or her pain. Complementary therapies are usually
insufficient to fully address pain in sickle cell disease.
2.
A patient newly diagnosed with thrombocytopenia is admitted
to the medical unit. After the admission assessment, the patient
asks the nurse to explain the disease. What should the nurse
explain to this patient?
A) There could be an attack on the platelets by antibodies.
B) There could be decreased production of platelets.
C) There could be impaired communication between platelets.
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D) There could be an autoimmune process causing platelet
malfunction
B
Feedback:
Thrombocytopenia can result from a decreased platelet
production, increased platelet destruction, or increased
consumption of platelets. Impaired platelet communication,
antibodies, and autoimmune processes are not typical
pathologies.
3.
A critical care nurse is caring for a patient with autoimmune
hemolytic anemia. The patient is not responding to
conservative treatments, and his condition is now becoming life
threatening. The nurse is aware that a treatment option in this
case may include what?
A) Hepatectomy
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B) Vitamin K administration
C) Platelet transfusion
D) Splenectomy
D
Feedback:
A splenectomy may be the course of treatment if autoimmune
hemolytic anemia does not respond to conservative treatment.
Vitamin K administration is treatment for vitamin K deficiency
and does not resolve anemia. Platelet transfusion may be the
course of treatment for some bleeding disorders. Hepatectomy
would not help the patient.
4.
A nurse is providing education to a patient with iron deficiency
anemia who has been prescribed iron supplements. What
HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 ALL ANSWERS
100% ACCURATE BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
1.
A nurse is caring for a patient who has sickle cell anemia and
the nurses assessment reveals the possibility of substance
abuse. What is the nurses most appropriate action?
A) Encourage the patient to rely on complementary and
alternative therapies.
B) Encourage the patient to seek care from a single provider for
pain relief.
C) Teach the patient to accept chronic pain as an inevitable
aspect of the disease.
D) Limit the reporting of emergency department visits to the
primary health care provider.
B
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HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND
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The patient should be encouraged to use a single primary
health care provider to address health care concerns.
Emergency department visits should be reported to the primary
health care provider to achieve optimal management of the
disease. It would inappropriate to teach the patient to simply
accept his or her pain. Complementary therapies are usually
insufficient to fully address pain in sickle cell disease.
2.
A patient newly diagnosed with thrombocytopenia is admitted
to the medical unit. After the admission assessment, the patient
asks the nurse to explain the disease. What should the nurse
explain to this patient?
A) There could be an attack on the platelets by antibodies.
B) There could be decreased production of platelets.
C) There could be impaired communication between platelets.
,CHAPTER 33 MANAGEMENT OF NONMALIGNANT
HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND
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100% ACCURATE BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
D) There could be an autoimmune process causing platelet
malfunction
B
Feedback:
Thrombocytopenia can result from a decreased platelet
production, increased platelet destruction, or increased
consumption of platelets. Impaired platelet communication,
antibodies, and autoimmune processes are not typical
pathologies.
3.
A critical care nurse is caring for a patient with autoimmune
hemolytic anemia. The patient is not responding to
conservative treatments, and his condition is now becoming life
threatening. The nurse is aware that a treatment option in this
case may include what?
A) Hepatectomy
, CHAPTER 33 MANAGEMENT OF NONMALIGNANT
HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 ALL ANSWERS
100% ACCURATE BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
B) Vitamin K administration
C) Platelet transfusion
D) Splenectomy
D
Feedback:
A splenectomy may be the course of treatment if autoimmune
hemolytic anemia does not respond to conservative treatment.
Vitamin K administration is treatment for vitamin K deficiency
and does not resolve anemia. Platelet transfusion may be the
course of treatment for some bleeding disorders. Hepatectomy
would not help the patient.
4.
A nurse is providing education to a patient with iron deficiency
anemia who has been prescribed iron supplements. What
