Practice Question
A nurse is assessing a child who is in sickle cell crisis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Pain
Rationale:
💠 Sickle cell crisis causes vascular occlusion from sickled erythrocytes, leading to severe tissue ischemia and pain.
💠 The pain is the hallmark sign, resulting from decreased oxygen delivery to tissues.
💠 Fever may occur but is secondary to infection or inflammation, not the main indicator.
💠 Crisis episodes can be triggered by dehydration, stress, or infection, worsening occlusion and pain.
💠 Nursing care focuses on hydration, oxygen, and pain management to relieve vaso-occlusion.
Want to practice more questions like this?
This question is from Custom Peads Exam 3 202w Fall which contains 28 questions.
More Questions from This Exam
A nurse is planning care for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Choices:
A nurse is administering an 1M injection to a client who has hepatitis C. Before placing the syringe and needle in a puncture-resistant container, which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
A nurse is preparing to provide tracheostomy care for a client who has a non disposable tracheostomy tube. Which of the following equipment should the nurse plan to use? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Choices:
A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis and a prothrombin time of 30 seconds. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
Answer Choices:
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client who has acute pancreatitis. The nurse should expect to find an elevation of which of following values?
Answer Choices:
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Pediatrics
- Answer Choices: 4