ATI Learning Systems RN MedicalSurgical: Cardiovascular and Hematology
a nurse is caring for a patient who has hemophilia. the patient reports pain and swelling in a joint following an injury. which of the following actions should the nurse take? prepare for replacement of missing clotting factors -hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder in which blood clots slowly and abnormal bleeding occurs -caused by a deficiency in most common clotting factor, factor VIII (hemophilia A) -aggressive factor replacement is initiated to prevent hemarthrosis that can result in long-term loss of range of motion in repeatedly affected joints -coagulation tests that measure platelet function, such as bleeding time, are used to Dx, not treat, hemophilia
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