The nurse planning teaching for the parents of a child newly diagnosed with hemophilia
will include information about which long-term complication?
1. Heart valve injury [33%]
2. Intellectual disability [3%]
3. Joint destruction [54%]
4. Recurrent pneumonia [8%]
Explanation: Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in coagulation
proteins. Clients with classic hemophilia, or hemophilia A, lack factor VIII. Clients with
hemophilia B (Christmas disease) lack factor IX. When injured, clients with hemophilia
should be monitored closely for external as well as internal bleeding. The most frequent
sites of bleeding are the joints (80%), especially the knee. Hemarthrosis can occur with
minimal or no trauma, with episodes beginning during toddlerhood when the child is active
and ambulatory. Over time, chronic swelling and deformity can occur.
(Option 1) Heart valve injury is common with rheumatic heart disease not hemophilia.
(Option 2) Intellectual disability in children is commonly seen with fetal alcohol syndrome,
Down syndrome, hypothyroidism, and lead poisoning. In rare cases, hemophilia can cause
life-threatening intracranial bleeding. However, isolated intellectual disability is not seen.
(Option 4) Recurrent pneumonia is commonly seen with cystic fibrosis not hemophilia.
Educational objective:
Clients with hemophilia are at risk for permanent joint destruction due to frequent bleeds
into the joint spaces. Assisting clients with decreasing the incidence of bleeding episodes
and prompt treatment when bleeding occurs can help minimize joint destruction.
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The clinic nurse supervises a graduate nurse who is teaching the parents of a 2-year-old
with acute diarrhea about home management. The nurse would need to intervene when
the graduate nurse provides which instruction?
1. "Do not administer antidiarrheal medications to your child."[26%]
2. "Follow the bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast diet for the next few days."[32%]
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