An important self-care measure the nurse teaches a client who has sickle cell disease is to
a. avoid crowds and people who are sick.
b. eat a well-balanced diet with plenty of fiber.
c. get plenty of vigorous exercise daily.
d. have genetic testing done if contemplating children.
A
Sickle cell crises can be brought on by anything that causes a reduced oxygen situation or by things like stress, cold, and infection. Avoiding crowds and people who are ill might reduce the number of crises a client with SCD has. A well-balanced, fiber-enriched diet is healthy for eve-ryone, but is not specific to SCD. Vigorous exercise might induce a crisis. Genetic testing, while important for the general population of African Americans, is of no use to someone who has the disease.
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