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 A nurse is reinforcing teaching about pernicious anemia with a client following a total gastrectomy. Which of the following dietary supplements should the nurse include in the teaching as the treatment for pernicious anemia?

A nurse is reviewing laboratory values of a client who has immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse expect to be decreased?

 The nurse caring for a child with hemophilia who is hospitalized with hemarthrosis should include which of the following in the plan of care?

The client returns to the clinic 3 weeks after his last chemotherapy treatment. While reviewing his labs, the nurse notes the following: WBC 4,900 HCT 48% BNP 150 Thrombocytes 75,000. Which of the following interventions is priority?

A nurse in a clinic is reviewing teaching about food choices with a client who has recently begun taking warfarin. The nurse should instruct the client to limit consumption of which of the following foods? 

A nurse is caring for an 8-year-old child who has sickle cell anemia and is recovering from a vaso-occlusive crisis. Which of the following precautions should the nurse include in the discharge teaching? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to start subcutaneous heparin. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about controlling a bleeding episode with a parent of a child who has hemophilia. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is caring for an 8-year-old child who has sickle cell anemia and is recovering from a vaso-occlusive crisis. Which of the following precautions should the nurse include in the discharge teaching? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A nurse is caring for a client who has a deep vein thrombosis, who received IV heparin for the past 5 days, and now has a new prescription for oral warfarin (Coumadin) in addition to the heparin. The client asks the nurse if both medications are necessary. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?