The Nurse Is Planning to Transfuse a Patient with a Unit

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is planning to transfuse a patient with a unit of PRBCs.Which patient is most likely to be treated with this transfusion?

• A)A patient with a coagulation disorder
• B)A patient with severe anemia
• C)A patient who has lost a massive amount of blood after emergency surgery
• D)A patient who has a clotting factor deficiency

Compare and contrast standardized care plans with unit standards of care.

Recognize the patient groups requiring comprehensive discharge planning.

Explain the purpose and process of individualizing patient care plans.

Understand the nature and purpose of goals/outcomes for collaborative problems.

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Definitions:

Gene Activity

The process by which the information encoded in genes is converted into products like proteins or RNA, influencing an organism's characteristics.

Identical Twins

Twins resulting from the splitting of a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic material and typically having very similar appearances and biological characteristics.

Totipotent

A term describing a cell or nucleus that contains the complete set of genetic instructions required to direct the normal development of an entire organism. Compare with pluripotent.

Pluripotent

A term describing a stem cell that can divide to give rise to many, but not all, types of cells in an organism. Compare with totipotent.