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NURS 6501N Week 7 Quiz – Question and Answers

1. A 65-year-old male experienced loss of appetite, weight loss, lemon-yellow skin, liver enlargement, and a beefy red tongue shortly before his death. Autopsy suggested pernicious anemia, and the cause of death would most likely reveal:
2. An adult patient’s blood sample is analyzed in a laboratory. Assuming a normal sample, which type of white blood cell accounts for the highest percentage?
3. Thrombocytopenia may be:
4. In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse assesses for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because:
5. After initial compensation, what hemodynamic change should the nurse monitor for in a patient who has a reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes?
6. How should the nurse prepare a patient who is to receive a Schilling test for pernicious anemia?
7. A group of cells …..in the laboratory have membrane-bound granules in their cytoplasm and they show phagocytic activity. Which of the following cells is most similar?
8. The people from which country have the lowest risk for Hodgkin lymphoma?
9. A 45-year-old female undergoes a splenectomy to remove a tumor. Which of the following assessment finding is most likely to occur following surgery?
10. A 10-year-old male is diagnosed with leukemia. The nurse assesses for which other condition that could be associated with his disease?
11. A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems because:
12.  34-year-old male presents in the emergency room with extreme fatigue and shortness of breath. His skin and sclera appear to have a yellowish discoloration. These assessment findings are consistent with which type of anemia?
13. A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (pernicious anemia). How should the nurse respond when the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia?
14. A decrease in ______ is the most likely cause.
15. When a nurse is reviewing lab results and notices that the erythrocytes contain an abnormally low concentration of hemoglobin, the nurse calls these erythrocytes:
16. While reviewing lab results, the nurse recalls the most abundant cells in the blood are: 16. While checking lab results, the nurse remembers the normal leukocyte count is:
17. A nurse monitors for the most common childhood cancer, which is:
18. For a patient experiencing hypersplenism, the nurse expects the erythrocytes to be nurs 6501n week 7 quiz
19. A 50-year-old female is diagnose with primary thrombocythemia. A nurse would expect the blood smear to reveal _____ platelets.
20. A newborn is diagnosed with congenital intrinsic factor deficiency. Which of the following types of anemia will the nurse see documented on the chart?
21. A 62-year-old female tells her health care provider she has been experiencing regular night sweats that cause her to wake up drenched. She also remarks that she has been unintentionally losing weight. Physical exam reveals enlarged lymph nodes on her neck that do not appear to be painful. She should be ….for which of the following cancers?
22. A 15-year-old male with infectious mononucleosis is being ….instructions on how to prevent the spread of this infection to others. Which statement represents a correct instruction?
23. A 35-year-old male with hyperthyroidism begins treatment to decrease thyroid activity. A nurse monitors for which of the following conditions that could result secondary to the treatment?
24. Which major symptom in a patient with sickle cell anemia indicates to the nurse, the patient is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis?
25. A 60-year-old female emphysema patient experiences a rapid and pounding heart, dizziness, and fatigue with exertion. Which of the following respiratory assessment findings indicate the respiratory system is compensating for the increased oxygen demand?
26. A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product of the clotting cascade is this patient unable to make?
27. A 58-year-old female presents in the clinic presenting with fatigue, weight loss, and tingling in her fingers. Laboratory findings show low hemoglobin and hematocrit, a high mean corpuscular volume, and normal plasma iron. These assessment findings are consistent with which type of anemia?
28. A 21-year-old female was recently ….. with iron deficiency anemia. In addition to fatigue and weakness, which of the following clinical signs and symptoms would she most likely exhibit?
29. The nurse will check which of the following tests to directly measure iron stores?
30. A 10-year-old male is …..with sickle cell anemia. When the parents ask who is responsible for this disease, what is the nurse’s best response? He most likely inherited it from:
31. Which of the following individuals should the nurse assess first for a vitamin B12 deficiency anemia?
32. A 5-year-old male was diagnose with normocytic-normochromic anemia. Which of the following anemias does the nurse suspect the patient has? 3
33. During an infection, the nurse assesses the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes enlarge and become tender because nurs 6501n week 7 quiz
34. A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect could be the reason?
35. A staff member wants to know where the greatest proportion of iron is located. How should the nurse respond? The greatest proportion of total body iron is located in the: