The nurse is teaching health promotion and maintenance to a patient with aplastic anemia. Which action by the patient should be a priority?
A) Avoiding crowds during flu season
B) Eating foods high in iron
C) Lowering levels of stress
D) Using a safety razor
A) Avoiding crowds during flu season
Explanation: A) The term aplastic refers to a decrease in all cell populations produced by the bone marrow. This includes erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets. The client with aplastic anemia is at risk for infection due to reduced leukocytes. Although all these interventions are helpful to the client with aplastic anemia, the risk of infection and, possibly, death is the highest priority. Proper nutrition, reducing stress, and avoiding bleeding while shaving are important, but not life-threatening.
B) The term aplastic refers to a decrease in all cell populations produced by the bone marrow. This includes erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets. The client with aplastic anemia is at risk for infection due to reduced leukocytes. Although all these interventions are helpful to the client with aplastic anemia, the risk of infection and, possibly, death is the highest priority. Proper nutrition, reducing stress, and avoiding bleeding while shaving are important, but not life-threatening.
C) The term aplastic refers to a decrease in all cell populations produced by the bone marrow. This includes erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets. The client with aplastic anemia is at risk for infection due to reduced leukocytes. Although all these interventions are helpful to the client with aplastic anemia, the risk of infection and, possibly, death is the highest priority. Proper nutrition, reducing stress, and avoiding bleeding while shaving are important, but not life-threatening.
D) The term aplastic refers to a decrease in all cell populations produced by the bone marrow. This includes erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets. The client with aplastic anemia is at risk for infection due to reduced leukocytes. Although all these interventions are helpful to the client with aplastic anemia, the risk of infection and, possibly, death is the highest priority. Proper nutrition, reducing stress, and avoiding bleeding while shaving are important, but not life-threatening.
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