NURS 251 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Bone marrow transplant (BMT) is an option for some types of leukaemia. Using
one's own bone marrow is called:
Autologous bone marrow transplant.
Approx. 1L of bone marrow is aspirated during a period of disease remission. Prior to
BMT the person is often critically ill and can be hospitalised for 6-8 weeks.
Complications include malnutrition, infection and bleeding due to depleted WBC's and
platelets.
You are providing nursing care to a patient with acute myelocytic leukaemia
(AML). What infection control precautions will to implement?
Vigilant hand hygiene, Avoid invasive procedures.
Potential sources of infection for a hospital person are invasive procedures and contact
with staff, people and visitors. Meticulous hand hygiene practices and respiratory
precautions need to be implemented.
Damage to stem cells, interference with production of normal blood cells and
impaired cellular and tissue function is the physiological response to:
Malignancy and cancer.
These physiological responses are manifested as fatigue, malaise and nutritional
problems. As a nurse you need to actively focus on care of your patients physical
problems in addition to education and referral to counselling where required.
The second most common cause of death in patient with leukaemia is:
Bleeding.
This is due to a decrease in platelet count. Assessing your patient minimum 4 hoursly
for bleeding is important. Patient education needs to include signs and symptoms for
early identification of blood loss and the prevention of shock.
The main difference between Hodgkins Lymphoma and non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
is one of them contains Reed-Sternberg cells?
Bone marrow transplant (BMT) is an option for some types of leukaemia. Using
one's own bone marrow is called:
Autologous bone marrow transplant.
Approx. 1L of bone marrow is aspirated during a period of disease remission. Prior to
BMT the person is often critically ill and can be hospitalised for 6-8 weeks.
Complications include malnutrition, infection and bleeding due to depleted WBC's and
platelets.
You are providing nursing care to a patient with acute myelocytic leukaemia
(AML). What infection control precautions will to implement?
Vigilant hand hygiene, Avoid invasive procedures.
Potential sources of infection for a hospital person are invasive procedures and contact
with staff, people and visitors. Meticulous hand hygiene practices and respiratory
precautions need to be implemented.
Damage to stem cells, interference with production of normal blood cells and
impaired cellular and tissue function is the physiological response to:
Malignancy and cancer.
These physiological responses are manifested as fatigue, malaise and nutritional
problems. As a nurse you need to actively focus on care of your patients physical
problems in addition to education and referral to counselling where required.
The second most common cause of death in patient with leukaemia is:
Bleeding.
This is due to a decrease in platelet count. Assessing your patient minimum 4 hoursly
for bleeding is important. Patient education needs to include signs and symptoms for
early identification of blood loss and the prevention of shock.
The main difference between Hodgkins Lymphoma and non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
is one of them contains Reed-Sternberg cells?
