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Mr. S is a 66-year-old man who is receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of colon cancer. In an effort to prevent infection, you anticipate that Mr S. will receive an order for which of the following?  

The nurse is caring for a client who is to have a total hip arthroplasty. The client is of the Jehovah’s Witness faith. The nurse understands this client may only accept certain types of blood transfusions, such as:

The mother of a child who has just been diagnosed with Hemophilia A, verbalizes concerns that her child will be at risk for acquiring HIV from a blood transfusion. The nurse explains that treatment for this disease has been revolutionized with the advent of the use of:

 A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend?

 A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend?

 A client presents to the ER with complaints of severe joint pain, especially in his hands and feet. While collecting data, the nurse recognizes that these symptoms are related to an occlusive crisis and ischemia in distal blood vessels.   Which of the following interventions is priority?

 A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following vascular surgery. Which of the following manifestations should indicate to the nurse that the client has developed a thrombus?

 A 23-year-old male patient with hemophilia A says, “How can I keep my children from having hemophilia?” Which of the following is the most informative response?

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided doses every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer every 12 hr? (Round to nearest tenth)

 A 23-year-old male patient with hemophilia A says, “How can I keep my children from having hemophilia?” Which of the following is the most informative response?