A Child Is Hospitalized with Anemia and Critically Low Hemoglobin

question 41

Multiple Choice

A child is hospitalized with anemia and critically low hemoglobin.The health-care provider orders a blood transfusion.The parents won't sign the consent form even though they have been told that without it,their child will die.What does the pediatric intensive care nurse understand about this situation?

• A) Legally permissible to give the transfusion against the parents' objections
• B) Legally permissible to give the transfusion after getting an emergency court order
• C) Not legally permissible to give the transfusion if both parents are in agreement
• D) Not legally permissible to give the transfusion if the parents won't sign the consent

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Definitions:

Wound Culture

A laboratory test involving the growth of microorganisms from a wound to identify an infection.

Exudate

Fluid, such as pus or clear fluid, that leaks out of blood vessels into nearby tissues as a response to inflammation.

Jaundice

A yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the overproduction or poor metabolism of bilirubin.

Jaund

Likely an abbreviation or typo for "jaundice," which is a yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes due to increased bilirubin levels.