- The nurse is caring for a patient with sickle cell disease who is admitted with a complaint of jaundice. Explain the pathophysiology of the disease that would cause this patient to be jaundice. What lab results would the nurse expect to see for a patient with sickle cell disease who is jaundice.
- Identify the priority nursing interventions for a sickle cell patient admitted for vaso-occulsive crisis?
- What are key nursing interventions for a child experiencing mucosal ulcerations following chemotherapy? Describe what other systems might be affected if a child experiences mucosal ulcerations.
- Explain the pathophysiology of Iron Deficiency Anemia? How is Iron Deficiency Anemia diagnosed in the pediatric patient?
- What would you want to include in parent/patient education for a child with hemophilia?