BMTCN Practice Test B question n answers graded A+

BMTCN Practice Test B Patients who have received an HSCT should receive which of the following annual immunizations? A. Yellow Fever B. Intranasal influenza C. Inactive influenza D. Live rotavirus - correct answer C. Inactive influenza is recommended yearly. What is an advantage of using umbilical cord blood for an HSCT? A. The cells exhibit an earlier time to engraftment. B. An unlimited supply of stem cells is available. C. The graft-versus-tumor effect is avoided. D. An HLA match with the recipient is not required. - correct answer D. A true HLA match is not required when using umbilical cord blood because the cells have not yet matured. Which of the following is most important for the nurse to remember when teaching the caregiver of a patient who will receive an HSCT? A. Focus on information related to the current phase of treatment. B. Discuss the possibility of identifying someone other than the caregiver to receive the information. C. Ask a nurse who is not caring for the patient to provide the teaching. D. Document the emotional response of the caregiver. - correct answer A. It is important to individualize teaching based on the specific phase of treatment since patients and their caregivers' needs vary with each phase of treatment. Which interpersonal relationship with the survivor of an HSCT has the strongest influence on social function and well-being? A. The extended family B. The partner C. Another HSCT survivor D. The nurse - correct answer B. Although the survivor may have the medical team, extended family, and other HSCT survivors as resources, interpersonal relationships such as the relationship between the survivor and the partner has the strongest impact on social factors. Compared to adults, pediatric HSCT donors are at greater risk for which complication of apheresis? A. Infection B. Hypovolemia C. Thrombosis D. Hypercalcemia - correct answer B. Hypovolemia. The volume of the blood collected during the apheresis procedure must be based on the child's size. Tissue damage within target organs due to activated T-cells occurs in which phase of GVHD? A. Phase 1 B. Phase 2 C. Phase 3 D. Phase 4 - correct answer C. During phase 3, activated T lymphocytes either directly or indirectly produce or amplify tissue damage within the target organs. Which of the following organizations makes transplant outcome data and reporting an element of quality management standards? A. National Bone Marrow Donor Program B. Oncology Nursing Society C. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society D. Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapies - correct answer D. As the FACT quality management standards make abundantly clear, data collection, analysis, and reporting is a pivotal element of quality management. The caregiver of a patient who had an HSCT is responsible for which of the following actions? A. Restarting pre-transplant herbal supplements B. Reporting new symptoms after 24 hours C. Removing live plants from the home