NURS 618 EXAM 1 PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026/2027
1 of 62
Term
Which of the following individuals would most likely possess normal
plasma cell synthesis and fully differentiated myeloid and lymphoid
cells?
a.) a 7/M with a diagnosis of acute lymphocyte leukemia
b.) a 70/M who has acute myelogenous leukemia
c.) a 58/F with HIV and multiple myeloma
d.) a 78/M who has been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
(CLL)
Give this one a try later!
c.) pattern recognition receptors
a.) she is susceptible to isotonic fluid
(PRRs) ensure that cells are correctly
volume deficit
identified
, b.) a 45-year-old paraplegic who is d.) a 78/M who has been
experiencing delayed wound healing diagnosed with chronic
of an ischial ulcer lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Don't know?
2 of 62
Term
An ECG tech is performing an ECG on a hospital patient who has
developed hypokalemia secondary to diuretic use. Which of the
following manifestations of the client's health problem will the
technician anticipate on the ECG?
a.) irregular HR with peaked T-wave
b.) low T-wave and an absent P-wave
c.) a prominent U-wave and a flattened T-wave
d.) a narrow QRS complex and an absent U-wave
Give this one a try later!
c.) activation of toll-like receptors c.) injured cells tend to accumulate
(TLRs) on complement proteins calcium
c.) a prominent U-wave and a d.) specificity and memory of the
flattened T-wave immune response
Don't know?
, 3 of 62
Term
The nurse knows high incidences of infectious illnesses among the
older adults who reside in a long term care facility are most likely to
have diminished immune capacity because of:
a.) decreased numbers and responsiveness of T-cells
b.) decreased antigen recognition of B-cells
c.) overexpression of cytokines and receptors
d.) altered function in peripheral lymphocytes
Give this one a try later!
a.) decreased mean corpuscular
c.) T and B lymphocytes
volume
a.) decreased numbers and
a.) decreased levels of cortisol
responsiveness of T-cells
Don't know?
4 of 62
Term
A health care professional works in a context where there are a large
number of clients who live with genetic disorders. Which of the
following circumstances would most likely involve an individual who
, has a genetic disorder?
a.) the primordial germ cells of both of the individual's parents who
undergone meiosis
b.) 2 chromosomes of the same number have been inherited from 1
parent
c.) the individual possesses 22 pairs of autosomes
d.) the individual's karyotype indicates separate X and Y chromosomes
at chromosome 23
Give this one a try later!
d.) each of the 22 pairs of autosomes b.) regular insulin infusion, rate
has a homolog dependent on lab values
b.) "in the base pairs, adenine b.) 2 chromosomes of the same
combines with thymine and guanine number have been inherited
with cytosine" from 1 parent
Don't know?
5 of 62
Term
A 31-year-old male has been newly diagnosed with early-onset
Parkinson disease. As the nurse is educating the patient and family, they
ask how this happened so early in his life. The nurse will base the
response on which of the following statements listed below?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026/2027
1 of 62
Term
Which of the following individuals would most likely possess normal
plasma cell synthesis and fully differentiated myeloid and lymphoid
cells?
a.) a 7/M with a diagnosis of acute lymphocyte leukemia
b.) a 70/M who has acute myelogenous leukemia
c.) a 58/F with HIV and multiple myeloma
d.) a 78/M who has been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
(CLL)
Give this one a try later!
c.) pattern recognition receptors
a.) she is susceptible to isotonic fluid
(PRRs) ensure that cells are correctly
volume deficit
identified
, b.) a 45-year-old paraplegic who is d.) a 78/M who has been
experiencing delayed wound healing diagnosed with chronic
of an ischial ulcer lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Don't know?
2 of 62
Term
An ECG tech is performing an ECG on a hospital patient who has
developed hypokalemia secondary to diuretic use. Which of the
following manifestations of the client's health problem will the
technician anticipate on the ECG?
a.) irregular HR with peaked T-wave
b.) low T-wave and an absent P-wave
c.) a prominent U-wave and a flattened T-wave
d.) a narrow QRS complex and an absent U-wave
Give this one a try later!
c.) activation of toll-like receptors c.) injured cells tend to accumulate
(TLRs) on complement proteins calcium
c.) a prominent U-wave and a d.) specificity and memory of the
flattened T-wave immune response
Don't know?
, 3 of 62
Term
The nurse knows high incidences of infectious illnesses among the
older adults who reside in a long term care facility are most likely to
have diminished immune capacity because of:
a.) decreased numbers and responsiveness of T-cells
b.) decreased antigen recognition of B-cells
c.) overexpression of cytokines and receptors
d.) altered function in peripheral lymphocytes
Give this one a try later!
a.) decreased mean corpuscular
c.) T and B lymphocytes
volume
a.) decreased numbers and
a.) decreased levels of cortisol
responsiveness of T-cells
Don't know?
4 of 62
Term
A health care professional works in a context where there are a large
number of clients who live with genetic disorders. Which of the
following circumstances would most likely involve an individual who
, has a genetic disorder?
a.) the primordial germ cells of both of the individual's parents who
undergone meiosis
b.) 2 chromosomes of the same number have been inherited from 1
parent
c.) the individual possesses 22 pairs of autosomes
d.) the individual's karyotype indicates separate X and Y chromosomes
at chromosome 23
Give this one a try later!
d.) each of the 22 pairs of autosomes b.) regular insulin infusion, rate
has a homolog dependent on lab values
b.) "in the base pairs, adenine b.) 2 chromosomes of the same
combines with thymine and guanine number have been inherited
with cytosine" from 1 parent
Don't know?
5 of 62
Term
A 31-year-old male has been newly diagnosed with early-onset
Parkinson disease. As the nurse is educating the patient and family, they
ask how this happened so early in his life. The nurse will base the
response on which of the following statements listed below?
