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stephzh

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on: Jun 27, 2018
The nurse urges young women to enrich their diets with iron because the woman loses up to ___________ mg of iron with each menstrual cycle.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

When the child receiving a transfusion complains of back pain and itching, the nurse's initial action would be to:
 
  a. Notify the charge nurse
  b. Disconnect IV lines immediately
  c. Give Benadryl
  d. Clamp off blood, and keep the line open with normal saline


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katkat_flores

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

30 mg
The woman loses 15 to 30 mg of iron with each menstrual cycle.

Answer to Question 2

D
If a blood transfusion reaction occurs, the first action is to stop the blood infusion, keep the line open with normal saline, and notify the charge nurse.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Excellent

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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