The person with aplastic anemia is said to be _________________ because all three major blood elements (RBCs, WBCs, and platelets) are diminished or absent
ANS:
pancytopenic
Persons with aplastic anemia are deficient in all three of the major blood elements, a condition known as pancytopenia.
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How has the decreased use of restraints affected fall rates in long-term care facilities?
1. It has not changed. 2. It has increased, but injuries have not. 3. It has decreased. 4. Both fall rates and injury rates have increased.
A child who is undergoing chemotherapy will ask the nurse if her hair will fall out. Which of the following is the nurse's best response?
a. "Not all children lose their hair, and you may be one of the lucky ones and not lose your hair at all." b. "Try not to think about your hair. Let's do something to keep your mind off losing your hair." c. "The hair will probably fall out in 2 weeks or less, but it will grow back then chemotherapy is complete." d. "Let me get you some crayons, and you can draw your feelings about losing your hair."
In conducting a research study, the researcher must guarantee that any information the subject provides will not be reported in any manner that identifies the subject and will not be accessible to people outside the research team
This concept is known as a. Anonymity. b. Confidentiality. c. Informed consent. d. The research process.