A nurse is caring for a client with leukemia. Which of the following measures should the nurse consider when caring for this client?
A) Instruct the client to use only a soft toothbrush.
B) Encourage an increase in dietary iron intake.
C) Instruct the client about taking cyanocobalamin injections.
D) Take preventive measures against diarrhea in the client.
A
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The nurse should instruct the client to use only a soft toothbrush. The nurse should take preventive measures against constipation instead of diarrhea. Increasing the dietary iron uptake and instructing the client about cyanocobalamin injections are nursing care measures specifically followed in clients with pernicious anemia, not in clients with leukemia.
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