A client with aplastic anemia requires which combined nursing priorities?

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A. Monitor for both infection and bleeding — Aplastic anemia causes pancytopenia, so the client is at risk for infection from low WBCs and bleeding from low platelets, in addition to fatigue from anemia.

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B. Focus only on fluid overload

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C. Promote sun exposure and high-impact exercise

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D. Restrict all protein intake