When teaching parents of a newborn diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia, the nurse will present which of the following true statements?
1. A child with sickle-cell anemia is asymptomatic until about 1 year old.
2. Sickle cells have longer life spans than those of normal red blood cells.
3. Circulating sickle cells in the body is a painless process.
4. A child with sickle-cell anemia is healthy much of the time.
4
Rationale: Parents might be fearful that their child will be sickly and have no hope for a normal life, so it is important for the nurse to explain the child will be healthy most of the time except during periods of sickle-cell crisis.
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A) Percussion B) Auscultation C) Inspection D) Rectal examination
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A) Capillary refill within 1 second B) Capillary refill within 4 seconds C) Capillary refill brisk D) Capillary refill sluggish
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which of the following fractures? 1. Salter Harris I 2. Salter Harris II 3. Salter Harris III 4. Salter Harris IV