NURS 610A EXAM 2 2026 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SYSTEMS
PATHOLOGY AND EVIDENCE BASED NURSING
INTERVENTIONS BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ When a donor's peripheral blood is to be used as the source of
heamtopoietic stem cells for grafting purposes, what step must be
taken before cells are harvested?
A. The final round of cancer chemotherapy is completed
B. Growth factors are administered to mobilize stem cells
C. Total body irradiation therapy has been administered
D. Immunosuppressants are administered to decrease the number of
immune cells. Answer: B. Growth factors are administered to
mobilize stem cells
◉ The conditioning treatment necessary to prepare a patient for the
HSCT usually includes which procedure? (select all that apply)
A. high dose chemotherapy
B. Administration of growth factor
C. Total body irradiation
D. Administration of erythropoietin. Answer: A. high dose
chemotherapy
,C. Total body irradiation
◉ Graft failure is a potential negative outcome of HSCT therapy. How
can the risk of this problem be reduced?
A. By using a matched sibling donor graft
B. By administering immunosuppressant therapy prior to grafting
C. By holding the conditioning treatments until after the grafting
D. By using a matched unrelated donor graft. Answer: A. By using a
matched sibling donor graft
◉ Which statement regarding graft versus host disease is correct?
A. It usually targets the heart and lungs
B. It is treated using apheresis
C. It requires aggressive antibiotic therapy
D. It is difficult to successfully treat. Answer: D. It is difficult to
successfully treat
◉ In apnea testing, the patient is considered apneic if the PaCO2 is
________ mm Hg after _______ minutes and no respiratory effort is
noted.
A. 50, 5
B. 50, 10
C. 60, 5
, D. 60, 10. Answer: D. 60, 10
◉ Which confirmatory test for brain death evaluates blood flow to
the brain
A. Electroencephalography
B. Cerebral angiography
C. Somatosensory evoked potentials
D. Arterial blood gas. Answer: B. Cerebral angiography
◉ The transplantation of tissue between members or the same
species is which type of graft?
A. Autograft
B. Heterograft
C. Xenograft
D. Allograft. Answer: D. Allograft
◉ Which term refers specifically to transplantation between
identical twins?
A. Isograft
B. Autograft
C. Heterograft
D. Allograft. Answer: A. Isograft
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SYSTEMS
PATHOLOGY AND EVIDENCE BASED NURSING
INTERVENTIONS BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ When a donor's peripheral blood is to be used as the source of
heamtopoietic stem cells for grafting purposes, what step must be
taken before cells are harvested?
A. The final round of cancer chemotherapy is completed
B. Growth factors are administered to mobilize stem cells
C. Total body irradiation therapy has been administered
D. Immunosuppressants are administered to decrease the number of
immune cells. Answer: B. Growth factors are administered to
mobilize stem cells
◉ The conditioning treatment necessary to prepare a patient for the
HSCT usually includes which procedure? (select all that apply)
A. high dose chemotherapy
B. Administration of growth factor
C. Total body irradiation
D. Administration of erythropoietin. Answer: A. high dose
chemotherapy
,C. Total body irradiation
◉ Graft failure is a potential negative outcome of HSCT therapy. How
can the risk of this problem be reduced?
A. By using a matched sibling donor graft
B. By administering immunosuppressant therapy prior to grafting
C. By holding the conditioning treatments until after the grafting
D. By using a matched unrelated donor graft. Answer: A. By using a
matched sibling donor graft
◉ Which statement regarding graft versus host disease is correct?
A. It usually targets the heart and lungs
B. It is treated using apheresis
C. It requires aggressive antibiotic therapy
D. It is difficult to successfully treat. Answer: D. It is difficult to
successfully treat
◉ In apnea testing, the patient is considered apneic if the PaCO2 is
________ mm Hg after _______ minutes and no respiratory effort is
noted.
A. 50, 5
B. 50, 10
C. 60, 5
, D. 60, 10. Answer: D. 60, 10
◉ Which confirmatory test for brain death evaluates blood flow to
the brain
A. Electroencephalography
B. Cerebral angiography
C. Somatosensory evoked potentials
D. Arterial blood gas. Answer: B. Cerebral angiography
◉ The transplantation of tissue between members or the same
species is which type of graft?
A. Autograft
B. Heterograft
C. Xenograft
D. Allograft. Answer: D. Allograft
◉ Which term refers specifically to transplantation between
identical twins?
A. Isograft
B. Autograft
C. Heterograft
D. Allograft. Answer: A. Isograft
