NUR 2063 Finale

NUR 2063 Finale
1. 1. Which of the following patients would be most likely to develop dis- seminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Answer
47-year-old female diagnosed with sepsis
2. 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
3. Which of these patients should the nurse assess first?
A) A 32-year-old with pernicious anemia who needs to receive a vitamin B12 injection
B) A 40-year-old with iron deficiency anemia who needs a Z-track iron injection
C) A 67-year-old with acute myelocytic leukemia who has petechiae on the legs
D) 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
4. Why do vascular occlusions and infarcts occur frequently with sickle cell anemia
Answer
The change in shape of red blood cells
clog vessels
5. Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of the
Answer
plasma cells
6. 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?
Answer
Reed-Sternberg cells