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NCLEX-RN 2024-2025 EXIT EXAM QUESTION WITH
RATIONALES
A 21-year-old male with Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a senior at
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the local
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university. He is engaged to be married and is to begin a new
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v job upon graduation. Which of the following diagnoses would be
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v a priority for this client?
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• A. Sexual dysfunction related to radiation therapy
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• B. Anticipatory grieving related to terminal illness
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• C. Tissue integrity related to prolonged bed rest
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• D. Fatigue related to chemotherapy
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Correct Answer: A. Sexual dysfunction related to
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v radiation therapy v
Radiation therapy often causes sterility in male clients and
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v would v be v of v primary v importance v to v this v client. v The
v psychosocial needs of the client are important to address in
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v light of the age and life choices. Hodgkin’s disease, however,
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v has a good prognosis when diagnosed early. Know the
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v importance v of v sex v to v individual, v partner, v and v patient’s
v motivation for change. Because lymphomas often affect the
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v relatively young who are in their productive years, these
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v people may be affected more by these problems and may
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v be less knowledgeable about the possibilities of change.
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• Option B: Grieving may not be an appropriate
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vdiagnosis since v
the client would be experiencing new milestones in his
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v life despite his condition. Let the patient describe the
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v problem in their own words. Provides a more accurate
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v picture of patient experience with which to develop a
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v plan of care. v v
• Option C: v v v Option B is not applicable since the client is
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v not on bed rest. Encourage the patient to share thoughts
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v and concerns with his partner and to clarify values and
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v impact of condition on relationship. Helps the couple begin
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v to deal with issues that can strengthen or weaken
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v relationship.
Option D: Fatigue may occur during chemotherapy, but
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v it is not the priority diagnosis. Identify pre-existing and
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v current v stress v factors v that v may be
v affecting
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v relationship. The patient may be concerned about other v v v v v v v
v issues, v such v as v job, v financial, v and v illness-related
v problems.
NCLEXRN-08-002
Question Tag: thrombocytopenic purpura
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Question Category: Physiological Integrity
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A client
v v has v autoimmune v thrombocytopenic v purpura. v To
v determine the client’s response to treatment, the nurse
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v would monitor:
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• A. Platelet count
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• B. White blood cell count
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• C. Potassium levels
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• D. Partial prothrombin time (PTT)
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Correct Answer: A. Platelet count
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Clients with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP)
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v have low platelet counts, making answer A the correct
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v answer. The laboratory tests will show low platelet count,
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v usually <40×10^9/L for over three months. Blood film
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v shows large platelets and tiny platelet fragments. Bone
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v marrow v examination v shows v an v increased v number v of
v megakaryocytes.
• Option B: Often associated with the CBC is a differential,
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v which refers to the relative amounts of white blood cell
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v types (i.e., neutrophil, lymphocyte, eosinophil, etc.) as a
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v percentage of the total number of WBCs. Of note, if av v v v v v v v v v
v subtype of white blood cells seems to be elevated based
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v on the differential, the actual
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v white blood cells should be calculated
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multiplying the percentage listed on the differential by the
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v total number of white blood cells.
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• Option C: Potassium disorders are related to cardiac
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v arrhythmias. v Hypokalemia v occurs when
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v potassium levels under v v v v 3.6 v v mmol/L—weakness, v v
v fatigue, v v and v v muscle v v twitching v present v in
v hypokalemia. v Hyperkalemia v occurs v when v the serum v
v potassium levels above 5.5 mmol/L, which can result in
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v arrhythmias. v Muscle v cramps, v muscle
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v rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria are presenting signs and v v v v v
v symptoms in hyperkalemia. v v
Patients with a propensity for bleeding
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v should undergo testing to determine the presence of a
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v clotting disorder. For patients with deficiencies or defects
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v of the intrinsic clotting cascade, the PTT will be elevated.
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v Normal PTT values can vary between laboratories but 25
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v to 35 seconds is considered norm al.
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Question Tag: thrombocytopenic purpura
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Question Category: Physiological Integrity
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