Author Question: Parents of children with sickle cell anemia need to know the risks of various activities. The ... (Read 127 times)

mckennatimberlake · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Parents of children with sickle cell anemia need to know the risks of various activities.

The nurse will teach the parents of a child with sickle cell anemia that on rare occasions children who have the sickle cell trait can have vaso-occlusive episodes and severe crisis caused by which of the following activities? a. being in very hot water (e.g., in a bathtub or a hot tub) that is 40.5 degrees C (105 degrees F) or higher
b. failure to take rest periods morning and afternoon and to get 9 hours sleep daily
c. flying at high altitudes in depressurized aircraft, exercising at high altitudes, or using anesthesia
d. doubling up on medication either on purpose or by accident, then forgetting that the medicine was already been taken

Question 2

To avoid overlooking food allergies in the toddler, the nurse would advise the caregivers to add new foods:

a. one at a time c. on the weekends
b. no more than once a week d. during the evening meal only

Cheesycrackers · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. The nurse will not teach the parents of a child with sickle cell anemia that being in very hot water can cause vaso-occlusive episodes.
B Incorrect. The nurse will not teach the parents of a child with sickle cell anemia that failure to take rest periods morning and afternoon and to get 9 hours sleep daily can cause vaso-occlusive episodes.
C Correct. Children with sickle cell anemia, and on rare occasions children who have the sickle cell trait, can have vaso-occlusive episodes and severe hypoxia caused by shock, vigorous exercising at high altitudes, flying at high altitudes in unpressurized aircraft, or undergoing anesthesia.
D Incorrect. The nurse will not teach the parents of a child with sickle cell anemia to double up on medication.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Correct: To avoid overlooking food allergies in the toddler, the nurse would advise the caregivers to add new foods one at a time.
B Incorrect: To avoid overlooking food allergies in the toddler, the nurse would not advise the caregivers to add new foods no more than once a week.
C Incorrect: To avoid overlooking food allergies in the toddler, the nurse would not advise the caregivers to add new foods on the weekends.
D Incorrect: To avoid overlooking food allergies in the toddler, the nurse would not advise the caregivers to add new foods during the evening meal only.