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What Should the Nurse Do?

Medical-Surgical NursingWhat Should the Nurse Do?

What Should the Nurse Do?

1 .
Your 16-year-old patient was recently diagnosed with SCA after experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis. What are some ways you can evaluate how well the patient understands signs and symptoms to report to their provider?
2 .
You are a nurse on a medical-surgical unit caring for a patient diagnosed with polycythemia vera. You have recently witnessed sudden pain, swelling, and discoloration to their left lower leg. After conducting an assessment, you suspect there might be a deep vein thrombosis present, causing the leg symptoms. What should you do?
3 .
An off-duty nurse at a family function observes a loved one, known to have thrombocytopenia, sustain a fall with head trauma and a forehead laceration. What should the nurse do?
4 .
Describe three ways a nurse would assess the efficacy of nursing care for a patient with alcohol-induced thrombocytopenia.
5 .
You are the nurse caring for a patient on neutropenic precautions. You have heard from other staff nurses that a family member named Mark, who visits daily, does not follow the neutropenic precautions, and you are concerned. Today, you notice Mark is bringing several other friends into the patient’s room. What should you do?
6 .
The nurse is caring for J.T., a 34-year-old male, trauma patient who was in a motor vehicle accident two days ago. He is now stabilized in the ICU. He has already received 4 units of PRBCs over the past 3 days. His Hb value today is 14.2 g/dL, Hct is 48%, and blood pressure is 122/80 mm Hg. The doctor has ordered another unit of PRBCs. What should the nurse do?
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