NURS 120 HEMATOLOGY 120 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2024, UPDATED AND
VERIFIED CORRECTLY
1. A nurse is preparing a client for a bone-marrow biopsy. What information
shoudl the nurse include in preoperative teaching?: You'll feel a painful, pulling
sensation when the doctor withdraws the marrow.
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has thrombocytopenia and develops
epistaxis. What action should the nurse take?: Apply lateral pressure to the
client's nose for 10 mins to control the epistaxis.
3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who had a bone
marrow trasnplant and has thrombocytopenia. What statement indicates that
the client understands the precautions he must take at home?: "I'll stick with soft
foods for now."
4. A nurse is admitting a client who is in sickle cell crisis. Besides pain
management, what intervention should the nurse use in the care plan?: ample
hydration
5. A nurse is teaching a client who has pernicious anemia. The nurse should
encourage the client to increase consumption of what food?: Eggs (foods high in
vitamin B12 such as dairy products, animal protein, poultry, shellfish, and eggs)
6. A nurse is planning care for a client during sickle cell crisis. What
intervention should be included in the care plan?: encourage increased fluid
intake 7. A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who has suspected anemia.
Which lab result should the nurse expect?
A. Iron 90 mcg/dL
B. RBC 6.5 million/uL
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C. WBC 4800 mm3
D. Hgb 10 g/dL: D. Hgb 10 g/dL
8. A nurse is caring for aclient who is receiving warfarin for anticoagulation
therapy. Which of the followinb lab test results indicates to the nurse that the
client needs a dosage increase?
A. aPTT 38 seconds
B. INR 1.1
C. PT 22 seconds
D. D-dimer negative: B. INR 1.1
9. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is scheduled for a bone
marrow biopsy of the iliac crest. Which of the following statements made by
the client indicates and understanding of the teaching?: B. "I will need to stay in
bed for about an hour after the test." (rationale: it decreases the risk of bleeding)
10. What are two potential complications of a bone marrow biopsy?: bleeding
and infection
11. What kind of sedation is used for bone marrow biopsy?: local or conscious
sedation
12 What should you inform the client of before receiving a bone marrow
biopsy?: They may experience some pain or pressure
13. What is hematology?: study of blood and blood-forming tissues
14. What is hematopoiesis?: blood cell production that occurs in the bone marrow
consisting of yellow (adipose) and red (hematopoiesis)
15. What are the components of blood?: Plasma (55%)
Blood Cells (45%)-RBCs, WBCs, platelets
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