Title: Care of the Patient with Hematological Disorders/Diseases
Course: PRN 0092 Practical Nursing II > Section: Nursing Care of Clients with Cardiovascular Disorders

Introduction

This module focuses on the therapeutic management of the patient with disorders and diseases of the blood and lymphatic systems.  Topics covered will include anemias, thrombocytopenia, leukemia, hemophilia, and malignant lymphomas.   It will also include diagnostic testing related to these topics.  Assignments are correlated with clinical experiences to enable the student to apply principles in the clinical environment.

Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

List and define the components of the hematologic and lymphatic systems.
Identify signs and symptoms of hematologic and lymphatic disease/disorders.
Identify diagnostic tests used in the treatment of hematologic and lymphatic diseases/disorders.
Identify medications used in the treatment of hematologic and lymphatic diseases/disorders.
Discuss nursing interventions for the care of patients with hematologic and lymphatic diseases/disorders.

Standards

This Module maps to the following Standards:

38.0   Provide care for medical/surgical/oncology patients, utilizing nursing principles–T he student will be able to:
38.01 Identify signs and symptoms of disease/disorders of the body systems.
38.02 Identify diagnostic tests used in the treatment of diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.03 Identify medications used in the treatment of diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.04 Identify nutritional needs of patients with diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.07 Provide care for the patient with cardiovascular disease/disorder  .

Readings & Resources

Christensen, Kockrow. Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition.  Chapter 7

Additional Resources

Review topics-to-study/blood.html (http://freenursetutor.com/topics-to-study/blood.html) on freenursetutor.com (http://freenursetutor.com/)