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

Which laboratory finding would indicate successful treatment of this patient?

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 statement does not support the rationale for heparin administration in the treatment of DIC?

Which nursing action is inappropriate when administering heparin subcutaneously?

A 28-year-old African-American man with a history of sickle cell disease is admitted to the ED. During assessment, the nurse notes the following symptoms: severe abdominal and back pain, aching joint pain, fever, vomiting, and dyspnea. The nurse understands that all of the following are forms of sicklecell crisis except:

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:

The nurse would expect a thrombocytopenic patient’s platelet count to return to normal levels within what time after discontinuation of quinidine therapy:

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

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: