NUR 2063 Finale
- Which of the following patients would be most likely to develop dis- seminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Answer 47-year-old female diagnosed with sepsis
- Which instruction will the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a patient who was
recently diagnosed with thrombocytopenia?
Answer Use a soft-bris- tled toothbrush
- Which of these patients should the nurse assess first?
- A 32-year-old with pernicious anemia who needs to receive a vitamin B12 injection
- A 40-year-old with iron deficiency anemia who needs a Z-track iron injection
- A 67-year-old with acute myelocytic leukemia who has petechiae on the legs
- An 81-year-old with thrombocytopenia and an increase in waist circumfer- ence
Answer An 81-year-old with thrombocytopenia and an increase in waist circumference
- Why do vascular occlusions and infarcts occur frequently with sickle cell anemia
- Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of the
Answer The change in shape of red blood cells clog vessels
Answer plasma cells
- When making a differential diagnosis between Hodgkin's and
non-Hodgkin's disease, the nurse understands that Hodgkin's disease would have which of the following present? 1 / 3
Answer Reed-Sternberg cells
- While in the hospital for the management of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), J.B.'s
- anticoagulant therapy.
- minimizing visitors.
- chemotherapy.
neutrophil count is 175. The most appropriate action for this condition would be
- iron supplements.
Answer minimizing visitors
- A 52-year-old man presents to the clinic complaining of back pain. X-rays reveals multiple
areas of reduced bone density and a compression fracture of the vertebra. His lab work revealed elevated serum calcium levels.Which of the following diseases is most consistent with these findings?
Answer Multiple myeloma
- Which information is most important for the nurse to provide to the patient to prevent sickle
cell crisis?
Answer Maintain an oral fluid intake of at least 4500 mL/day decrease stress
- Which discharge teaching is essential to include for the patient with acute myeloid
leukemia (AML)?
Answer Avoid contact sports.
- Which of the following is indicative of hemolytic anemia?
Answer Jaundice forms from destroyed rbc
- . A chemotherapy patient has a hemoglobin of 7.0 g/dL. Which of the following 2 / 3
complaints would be indicative of tissue hypoxia related to anemia?-
Answer Syncope
- Causes of thrombocytopenia include
Answer chemotherapy
- von Willebrand factor is directly involved in
Answer platelet adhesion and aggrega- tion
- Which of the following treatments is not suitable for aplastic anemia?
Answer -
Splenectomy
- . A 3-year-old boy who exhibits prolonged bleeding after minor trauma and prolonged
clotting time, but normal platelet count, likely has
Answer hemophilia
- What does leukocytosis frequently indicate?
Answer Presence of inflammation or infection.
- Leukocytosis
Answer increase in white blood cells
- Leukocytes
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