CHAPTER 33 MANAGEMENT OF NONMALIGNANT HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025 A+ GRADED

CHAPTER 33 MANAGEMENT OF NONMALIGNANT HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025 A+ GRADED 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. - ANS-B Feedback: 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?...