When teaching safety precautions to a patient with thrombocytopenia, the nurse should include which of the following directives?
A) Eat foods high in iron.
B) Avoid products that contain aspirin.
C) Avoid people with respiratory tract infections.
D) Eat only cooked vegetables.
Ans: B
Feedback: Patients with a low platelet count should avoid products that contain aspirin because they increase the tendency to bleed. Option A would be important to teach the patient with anemia. Options C and D are correct for the patient with leukopenia.
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