sickle cell

The nurse is providing care to a​ 3-year-old client who is receiving treatment for sickle cell disease. The client is at risk for infection. Which medication does the nurse expect to administer to this​ client?
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The nurse is providing care to a​ 3-year-old client who is receiving treatment for sickle cell disease. The client is at risk for infection. Which medication does the nurse expect to administer to this​ client?
penicillin
Parents of a newborn infant are concerned that their baby may have sickle cell disease. The nurse reviews the medical record and finds that both parents have the sickle cell trait. Which is the best response for the nurse to give the​ parents?
"we are required to test all babies for sickle cell disease"
Which race is at highest risk of inheriting sickle cell​ disease?
African American
The nurse is planning care for a young child who is admitted with sickle cell crisis. The parents are with the​ child, and neither has much information about the disease. When planning care for this​ family, the nurse will set which goal with this​ family?
the child will drink adequate fluids each day
The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to a​ medical-surgical unit in sickle cell crisis. Which medication should the nurse expect to administer to this​ client?
hydroxyurea
A nurse is planning care for a client with sickle cell disease and chooses​ "Acute Pain" as the nursing diagnosis. Which intervention is inappropriate for the nurse to include in this plan of​ care?
use heat or cold packs as tolerated
A pediatric nurse is educating the client with sickle cell disease and the​ client's family regarding the genetic implications of the disease. Which information is inappropriate for the nurse to share with the​ client's family?
if both parents have the trait, then with each pregnancy, the risk of having a child with the disease is 50%
A nurse educator is teaching a group of parents how to prevent a sickle cell crisis in the child with sickle cell disease. What precipitating factors that could contribute to a sickle cell crisis should the nurse teach the​ parents? Select all that apply.
-fever and infection
-high altitudes
-emotional or physical stress
A client is admitted to the emergency department in a sickle cell crisis. The nurse assesses the client and documents the following clinical​ findings: temperature
102°​F,
O2
saturation of​ 89%, and complaints of severe abdominal pain. Based on the assessment​ findings, which intervention is the greatest​ priority?
apply oxygen per nasal cannula at 3L/ Minute
The nurse is assigned to care for a client with sickle cell disease who is being admitted with splenic sequestration crisis. Which room would be the most appropriate for this​ client?
private room
An emergency department nurse is caring for a child in sickle cell crisis. The nurse suspects the etiology of the crisis as being thrombotic in nature because of which clinical​ manifestations? Select all that apply.-the client is in extreme pain -the client has a feverA client in sickle cell crisis reports taking a recent skiing trip that caused a respiratory infection from the cold weather. The client reports a pain level of 8 on a pain scale from 1 to 10. Which nursing diagnosis is a priority for this​ client?acute pain