The pediatric nurse doing assessments on infants and young children is aware that the most common blood disorder in children is:
a. leukemia c. thalassemia minor
b. anemia d. von Willebrand's disease
B
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A Incorrect. The most common blood disorder in children is not leukemia.
B Correct. Anemia is not a disease, but rather a term used to describe a decrease in oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood caused by underlying disease or injury. Anemia is the most common blood disorder in children.
C Incorrect. The most common blood disorder in children is not thalassemia minor.
D Incorrect. The most common blood disorder in children is not von Willebrand's disease.
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