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CEN Practice Exam (Certified Emergency Nurse)

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You are caring for a patient who is receiving a platelet transfusion. Which of the following would indicate a therapeutic effect of the transfusion?
  1. A decrease in temperature
  2. A decrease of blood oozing from puncture sites and gums
  3. An increase hemoglobin
  4. An increase hematocrit
Explanation
Answer: B - The patient receiving a platelet transfusion should begin to have a decrease in blood oozing from puncture sites and gums. Platelets are necessary for proper clotting. Granulocytes would be given to decrease fever, and red blood cells would be given to raise hemoglobin and hematocrit.
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