MN551 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● "Stem cells can be used as a source of reserve cells for the entire
blood production system."
Answer: A couple who are expecting their first child have been advised
by friends to consider harvesting umbilical cord blood in order to have a
future source of stem cells. The couple have approached their nurse
practitioner with this request and are seeking clarification of exactly why
stem cells are valuable and what they might expect to gain from
harvesting them. How can the nurse practitioner best respond to the
couple's inquiry?
●● Bacterial
Answer: Sputum samples from a patient with pneumonia contain an
infective agent that has a peptidoglycan cell wall, expresses endotoxins,
replicates readily in broth and on agar, grows in clusters, has pili, and
does not stain when exposed to crystal violet. This pneumonia is most
likely:
●● Splenomegaly and hepatomegaly
Answer: A child has been diagnosed with thalassemia. Which of the
following other health problems is the child at risk for?
, ●● Neutrophils
Answer: A patient presented to the emergency department of the hospital
with a swollen, reddened, painful leg wound and has been diagnosed
with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cellulitis. The patient's
nurse practitioner has ordered a complete blood count and white cell
differential. Which of the following blood components would the nurse
practitioner most likely anticipate to be elevated?
●● "My baby could become infected either across the placenta or during
the birth itself."
Answer: A nurse practitioner is providing prenatal care and education for
a first-time expectant mother, 22 weeks' gestation, who has a diagnosis
of a sexually transmitted infection. Which of the following statements by
the expectant mother demonstrates an adequate understanding of vertical
disease transmission and congenital infections?
●● The lymph nodes involved are located in a large number of locations
in the lymphatic system.
Answer: A 60-year-old woman is suspected of having non-Hodgkin
lymphoma (NHL). Which of the following aspects of her condition
would help to rule out Hodgkin lymphoma?
●● "Inflammation helps your body to produce the right antibodies to
fight the infection."
Answer: A 23-year-old man has received a recent diagnosis of
appendicitis following 24 hours of acute abdominal pain. The nurse
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● "Stem cells can be used as a source of reserve cells for the entire
blood production system."
Answer: A couple who are expecting their first child have been advised
by friends to consider harvesting umbilical cord blood in order to have a
future source of stem cells. The couple have approached their nurse
practitioner with this request and are seeking clarification of exactly why
stem cells are valuable and what they might expect to gain from
harvesting them. How can the nurse practitioner best respond to the
couple's inquiry?
●● Bacterial
Answer: Sputum samples from a patient with pneumonia contain an
infective agent that has a peptidoglycan cell wall, expresses endotoxins,
replicates readily in broth and on agar, grows in clusters, has pili, and
does not stain when exposed to crystal violet. This pneumonia is most
likely:
●● Splenomegaly and hepatomegaly
Answer: A child has been diagnosed with thalassemia. Which of the
following other health problems is the child at risk for?
, ●● Neutrophils
Answer: A patient presented to the emergency department of the hospital
with a swollen, reddened, painful leg wound and has been diagnosed
with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cellulitis. The patient's
nurse practitioner has ordered a complete blood count and white cell
differential. Which of the following blood components would the nurse
practitioner most likely anticipate to be elevated?
●● "My baby could become infected either across the placenta or during
the birth itself."
Answer: A nurse practitioner is providing prenatal care and education for
a first-time expectant mother, 22 weeks' gestation, who has a diagnosis
of a sexually transmitted infection. Which of the following statements by
the expectant mother demonstrates an adequate understanding of vertical
disease transmission and congenital infections?
●● The lymph nodes involved are located in a large number of locations
in the lymphatic system.
Answer: A 60-year-old woman is suspected of having non-Hodgkin
lymphoma (NHL). Which of the following aspects of her condition
would help to rule out Hodgkin lymphoma?
●● "Inflammation helps your body to produce the right antibodies to
fight the infection."
Answer: A 23-year-old man has received a recent diagnosis of
appendicitis following 24 hours of acute abdominal pain. The nurse
