Nursing Care of People with Haematological Disorders

2017

Ryan, Liz

Editor(s): Priscilla LeMone, Karen Burke, Gerene Bauldoff, Paula Gubrud-Howe, Tracy Levett-Jones, Trudy Dwyer, Lorna Moxham, Kerry Reid-Searl, Kamaree Berry, Keryln Carville, Majella Hales, Nicole Knox & Debra Raymond

Book Chapter

en

Publication

Pearson Australia

Melbourne, Australia

3

une:20661

Disorders affecting blood and blood-forming organs have effects that range from minor disruptions in daily activities to major life-threatening crises. People with haematological disorders need holistic nursing care, including emotional support and care for problems involving major body systems. Red blood cells (RBCs) transport oxygen to body tissues and help return carbon dioxide to the lungs for excretion. Alterations in the number, size, shape or composition of RBCs affect their ability to effectively carry out these functions. Anaemia, the most common RBC disorder, is an abnormally low RBC count or reduced haemoglobin content. Polycythaemia is an abnormally high RBC count.

link

LeMone & Burke’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care, v.2, p. 1146-1201

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