NCLEX-PN
Hematology NCLEX Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The female client recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma asks the nurse about her prognosis. Which is the nurse’s best response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hodgkin’s has a good prognosis with standard therapy (
A) (5-year survival >85%). Investigational therapy (
B) isn’t required, survival isn’t poor (
C), and secondary cancers (
D) are long-term risks.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing the client newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Which common findings would the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A. Abnormal vaginal bleeding and pain in the pelvic region appear as the most common presenting symptoms in the client with endometrial cancer. B. Weight loss is not a common presenting symptom unless the cancer is advanced. Night sweats may occur with hormone changes. C. Supraclavicular lymph nodes are located just above the clavicle, lateral to where it joins the sternum, and not near the uterus. D. Unexplained temperature spikes and splenomegaly are not common presenting symptoms.
Question 3 of 5
The client diagnosed with leukemia has received a bone marrow transplant. The nurse monitors the client’s absolute neutrophil count (ANC). What is the client’s neutrophil count if the WBCs are 2.2 (x103/mm3), neutrophils are 25%, and bands are 5%?
Correct Answer: 660
Rationale: ANC = WBC × (neutrophils% + bands%). WBC = 2,200/mm3, neutrophils = 25%, bands = 5%. ANC = 2,200 × (0.25 + 0.05) = 2,200 × 0.3 = 660/mm3.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for multiple 25-year-old female clients. The nurse should plan to consult the HCP about a referral for genetic counseling and family planning for which clients?
Correct Answer: A, B, C, E
Rationale: Thalassemia is a hereditary disorder; the client could benefit from a referral for genetic counseling. B. Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary disorder; the client could benefit from a referral for genetic counseling. C. Hemophilia A is a hereditary disorder; the client could benefit from a referral for genetic counseling. D. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is an acquired hemolytic anemia. E. Hemophilia B is a hereditary disorder; the client could benefit from a referral for genetic counseling.
Question 5 of 5
The client asks the nurse to look at a lesion on the client’s body. Which characteristics should prompt the nurse to consider that the client may have a basal cell carcinoma (BCC)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: BCC is nodular and ulcerative. Clinical manifestations include small, slowly enlarging papule; borders are translucent or “pearly” with overlying telangiectasia; erosion, ulceration, and depression of center. B. Clinical manifestations of malignant melanoma (not BC
C) include irregular color, surface, and border; variegation of color including red, white, blue, black, gray, brown; flat or elevated; eroded or ulcerated. C. Actinic keratosis (not BC
C) is characterized by being horny and “wartlike.” D. Impetigo is characterized by thick, honey-colored crusts and is treated with antibiotics and topical treatment.