Drug Card Sulfate (Iron)

Which therapy would be inappropriate for a patient with hemorrhagic complications from oral anticoagulants?

Packed RBCs are recommended for transfusion. Which statement regarding packed RBCs and whole blood is true?

Which nursing action is inappropriate when administering heparin subcutaneously?

A 17-year-old girl is admitted to the ED 10 days after an abortion. She continues to have heavy bleeding and lower abdominal pain. The physician suspects retained products of conception. While the patient is in the ED, her laboratory studies reveal a prolonged PT and PTT. The physician diagnoses disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Priority nursing care of this patient would include all of the following except:

Hemophilia A and hemophilia B are bleeding disordersthat can be distinguished only by laboratory studies. Which statement about these disorders is true?

An appropriate nursing intervention for a patient receiving heparin therapy for deep vein thrombosis of the left calf would include:

Which statement regarding heparin administration is true?

One hour after the transfusion has been initiated, the patient complains of chills and headache. The nurse checks his vital signs and notes that his temperature has increased to 103.1o F (39.5oC). Based on these findings, the nurse determines that the patient is probably experiencing a:

Hemarthrosis, especially of the knees, elbows, and ankles, is a common assessment finding in hemophilia. The nurse understands that the other common assessment findings would include:

Which nursing diagnosis would be inappropriate for a patient with sickle cell anemia?