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PHARMACOLOGY MADE EASY 5.0: THE
HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
A nurse is teaching a client about taking ferrous sulfate to treat iron-deficiency
anemia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all
that apply.)
- Eat iron-enriched foods.
- Spread the dosage across each day.
- Take the medication on an empty stomach.
- Report dark green or black stools.
- Increase dietary fiber intake. - correct-answer - - Eat iron-enriched foods.
- Spread the dosage across each day.
- Take the medication on an empty stomach.
- Increase dietary fiber intake.
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A client who has iron-deficiency anemia should increase iron intake by eating
foods such as egg yolks, wheat germ, meat, and fish.
Spreading out the iron intake throughout the client's waking hours allows the
bone marrow to maximize the production of RBCs.
Food reduces the absorption of ferrous sulfate. The client should take the
medication on an empty stomach to increase medication absorption. If GI effects
are troublesome, they can take the medication with food.
Ferrous sulfate can cause constipation. The client should increase fiber and fluid
intake and exercise more often or more intensely.
A nurse is monitoring a client who is undergoing anticoagulant therapy with
heparin. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a possible
indication of hemorrhage?
- Rapid pulse
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- Yellowing of the sclera
- Elevated blood pressure
- Pale-colored stools - correct-answer - Rapid pulse
In the event of a moderate to severe hemorrhage, the volume of blood in the
circulatory system decreases significantly, resulting in hypotension. Tachycardia is
a compensatory mechanism of the heart that serves to combat the hypotension
that results from the decreased volume of blood. Tachycardia can be detected by
checking the client's pulse.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has been taking
warfarin and is experiencing rectal bleeding. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect to administer to the client?
- Filgrastim
- Deferoxamine
- Protamine
- Vitamin K - correct-answer - - Vitamin K
PHARMACOLOGY MADE EASY 5.0: THE
HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
A nurse is teaching a client about taking ferrous sulfate to treat iron-deficiency
anemia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all
that apply.)
- Eat iron-enriched foods.
- Spread the dosage across each day.
- Take the medication on an empty stomach.
- Report dark green or black stools.
- Increase dietary fiber intake. - correct-answer - - Eat iron-enriched foods.
- Spread the dosage across each day.
- Take the medication on an empty stomach.
- Increase dietary fiber intake.
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A client who has iron-deficiency anemia should increase iron intake by eating
foods such as egg yolks, wheat germ, meat, and fish.
Spreading out the iron intake throughout the client's waking hours allows the
bone marrow to maximize the production of RBCs.
Food reduces the absorption of ferrous sulfate. The client should take the
medication on an empty stomach to increase medication absorption. If GI effects
are troublesome, they can take the medication with food.
Ferrous sulfate can cause constipation. The client should increase fiber and fluid
intake and exercise more often or more intensely.
A nurse is monitoring a client who is undergoing anticoagulant therapy with
heparin. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a possible
indication of hemorrhage?
- Rapid pulse
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- Yellowing of the sclera
- Elevated blood pressure
- Pale-colored stools - correct-answer - Rapid pulse
In the event of a moderate to severe hemorrhage, the volume of blood in the
circulatory system decreases significantly, resulting in hypotension. Tachycardia is
a compensatory mechanism of the heart that serves to combat the hypotension
that results from the decreased volume of blood. Tachycardia can be detected by
checking the client's pulse.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has been taking
warfarin and is experiencing rectal bleeding. Which of the following medications
should the nurse expect to administer to the client?
- Filgrastim
- Deferoxamine
- Protamine
- Vitamin K - correct-answer - - Vitamin K
