Walden University NURS 6501N Week 7 Quiz– Question and Answers (Latest).
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Question 1
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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:
Selected Answer: c.
Heart failure
Correct Answer: c.
Heart failure
Question 2
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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?
Selected Answer: a.
Neutrophils
Correct Answer: a.
Neutrophils
Question 3
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Thrombocytopenia may be:
Selected Answer: c.
Congenital or acquired
Correct Answer: c.
Congenital or acquired
Question 4
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In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse assesses for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because:
Selected Answer: b.
Clotting factors are depleted.
Correct Answer: b.
Clotting factors are depleted.
Question 5
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After initial compensation, what hemodynamic change should the nurse monitor for in a patient who has a reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes?
Selected Answer: d.
Hyperdynamic circulatory state
Correct Answer: d.
Hyperdynamic circulatory state
Question 6
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How should the nurse prepare a patient who is to receive a Schilling test for pernicious anemia?
Selected Answer: a.
Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the urine.
Correct Answer: a.
Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the urine.
Question 7
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A group of cells isolated in the laboratory have membrane-bound granules in their cytoplasm and they show phagocytic activity. Which of the following cells is most similar?
Selected Answer: d.
Eosinophils
Correct Answer: d.
Eosinophils
Question 8
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The people from which country have the lowest risk for Hodgkin lymphoma?
Selected Answer: b.
Japan
Correct Answer: b.
Japan
Question 9
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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?
Selected Answer: a.
Leukocytosis
Correct Answer: a.
Leukocytosis
Question 10
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A 10-year-old male is diagnosed with leukemia. The nurse assesses for which other condition that could be associated with his disease?
Selected Answer: a.
Down syndrome
Correct Answer: a.
Down syndrome
Question 11
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A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems because:
Selected Answer: b.
Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
Correct Answer: b.
Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
Question 12
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A 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?
Selected Answer: d.
Hemolytic anemia
Correct Answer: d.
Hemolytic anemia
Question 13
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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? A decrease in ______ is the most likely cause.
Selected Answer: c.
Intrinsic factor
Correct Answer: c.
Intrinsic factor
Question 14
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When a nurse is reviewing lab results and notices that the erythrocytes contain an abnormally low concentration of hemoglobin, the nurse calls these erythrocytes:
Selected Answer: b.
Hypochromic
Correct Answer: b.
Hypochromic
Question 15
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While reviewing lab results, the nurse recalls the most abundant cells in the blood are:
Selected Answer: c.
Erythrocytes
Correct Answer: c.
Erythrocytes
Question 16
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While checking lab results, the nurse remembers the normal leukocyte count is:
Selected Answer: b.
5,000-10,000/mm3
Correct Answer: b.
5,000-10,000/mm3
Question 17
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A nurse monitors for the most common childhood cancer, which is:
Selected Answer: a.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Correct Answer: a.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Question 18
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For a patient experiencing hypersplenism, the nurse expects the erythrocytes to be:
Selected Answer: c.
Sequestered
Correct Answer: c.
Sequestered
Question 19
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A 50-year-old female is diagnosed with primary thrombocythemia. A nurse would expect the blood smear to reveal _____ platelets.
Selected Answer: d.
Overproduced
Correct Answer: d.
Overproduced
Question 20
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A newborn is diagnosed with congenital intrinsic factor deficiency. Which of the following types of anemia will the nurse see documented on the chart?
Selected Answer: b.
Pernicious anemia
Correct Answer: b.
Pernicious anemia
Question 21
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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 screened for which of the following cancers?
Selected Answer: b.
Hodgkin lymphoma
Correct Answer: b.
Hodgkin lymphoma
Question 22
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A 15-year-old male with infectious mononucleosis is being given instructions on how to prevent the spread of this infection to others. Which statement represents a correct instruction?
Selected Answer: b.
Do not share drinking glasses or eating utensils.
Correct Answer: b.
Do not share drinking glasses or eating utensils.
Question 23
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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?
Selected Answer: b.
Basophilia
Correct Answer: b.
Basophilia
Question 24
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Which major symptom in a patient with sickle cell anemia indicates to the nurse, the patient is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis?
Selected Answer: b.
Pain
Correct Answer: b.
Pain
Question 25
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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?
Selected Answer: b.
Increased rate and depth of breathing
Correct Answer: b.
Increased rate and depth of breathing
Question 26
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A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product of the clotting cascade is this patient unable to make?
Selected Answer: d.
Fibrin
Correct Answer: d.
Fibrin
Question 27
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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?
Selected Answer: b.
Pernicious anemia
Correct Answer: b.
Pernicious anemia
Question 28
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A 21-year-old female was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. In addition to fatigue and weakness, which of the following clinical signs and symptoms would she most likely exhibit?
Selected Answer: b.
Spoon-shaped nails
Correct Answer: b.
Spoon-shaped nails
Question 29
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The nurse will check which of the following tests to directly measure iron stores?
Selected Answer: c.
Bone marrow biopsy
Correct Answer: c.
Bone marrow biopsy
Question 30
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A 10-year-old male is diagnosed 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:
Selected Answer: c.
Both his mother and father
Correct Answer: c.
Both his mother and father
Question 31
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Which of the following individuals should the nurse assess first for a vitamin B12 deficiency anemia?
Selected Answer: c.
47-year-old male who had a gastrectomy procedure (removal of the stomach)
Correct Answer: c.
47-year-old male who had a gastrectomy procedure (removal of the stomach)
Question 32
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A 5-year-old male was diagnosed with normocytic-normochromic anemia. Which of the following anemias does the nurse suspect the patient has?
Selected Answer: b.
Hemolytic anemia
Correct Answer: b.
Hemolytic anemia
Question 33
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During an infection, the nurse assesses the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes enlarge and become tender because:
Selected Answer: a.
Lymphocytes are rapidly dividing.
Correct Answer: a.
Lymphocytes are rapidly dividing.
Question 34
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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?
Selected Answer: c.
Decreased thrombopoietin
Correct Answer: c.
Decreased thrombopoietin
Question 35
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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:
Selected Answer: a.
Erythrocytes
Correct Answer: a.
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