medium · NCLEX-RN Physiological Adaptation
A client with sickle cell disease has a high reticulocyte count.
How should the nurse interpret this finding?
- The current hydration therapy is causing fluid overload.
- The bone marrow is failing to produce new cells, for this client.
- The client has a severe bacterial infection
- The body is compensating for chronic red blood cell destruction
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