CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

A 9 year old child who has a sickle cell anemia is admitted to the pediatric unit with a pain episode. When assigning a roommate it is not appropriate for a nurse to place a child who has:
  1. Thalassemia
  2. acute myelogenous leukemia
  3. sever asthma
  4. chronic osteomyelitis
Explanation
Answer: D - A child with sickle cell anemia is prone to infection so it is not advisable to assign a roommate who has an infection of the bones.
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