A client with a diagnosis of hemolytic anemia has gone to a community-based laboratory for follow-up blood work. The lab technician confirms with the client that hematocrit is one of the components of the blood work
The client replies, "I thought the point of the blood work was to see how many red blood cells I have today." How could the technician best respond to the client's statement?
A)
"This result will tell your care provider about the number of red blood cells in a given quantity of your blood plasma."
B)
"Your hematocrit measures the average size of your red blood cells and indirectly measures your oxygen-carrying capacity."
C)
"The result will indicate how many of your red blood cells are new and young and will indicate your body's production rate of red cells."
D)
"The hematocrit measures the mass that your red blood cells account for in a quantity of your blood."
D) "The hematocrit measures the mass that your red blood cells account for in a quantity of your blood."
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a. citrus fruits. b. grains. c. green leafy vegetables. d. milk products.
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A) Thrombophlebitis B) Anemia C) Orthostatic hypotension D) Bradycardia
Although pulse oximetry or ECG can provide a numerical number of the heart rate, it is essential to palpate the patient's pulse as well, as this gives information not provided by monitoring devices, such as strength (thready, bounding) and regularity (regular or irregular)
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The planning step of the nursing process involves which of the following?
a. Making nursing diagnoses b. Collecting data c. Measuring goals d. Identifying nursing measures