NURS 8022 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EXAM 6 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION
◉ A nurse recalls that monocytes are blood cells that mature
(differentiate) into:
a. Macrophages
b. Neutrophils
c. Eosinophils
d. Mast cells Answer: macrophages
◉ A nurse is teaching the staff about platelets. Which information
should the nurse include? In addition to playing a role in hemostasis,
platelets have the ability to: Answer: release biochemical mediators
of inflammation
◉ While planning care for a newborn, the pediatric nurse recalls the
main site of hematopoiesis in the fetus is the: Answer: spleen
◉ A 45-year-old female undergoes a splenectomy to remove a tumor.
Which of the following assessment finding is most likely to occur
following surgery? Answer: leukocytosis
,◉ During an infection, the nurse assesses the lymph nodes. Lymph
nodes enlarge and become tender because: Answer: Lymphocytes
are rapidly dividing
◉ After birth, red blood cells are normally made only in the: Answer:
bone marrow
◉ A nurse is discussing a cell that can differentiate into any tissue
type. Which term is the nurse describing? Answer: pluripotent
◉ A hematologist is discussing hematopoiesis. Which information
should be included? ________ participate in hematopoiesis.
a. Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)
b. Eosinophils
c. Basophils
d. Neutrophils Answer: Colony-stimulating factors or CSF
◉ An unstable type of hemoglobin that cannot bind with oxygen is
termed:
A) Deoxyhemoglobin
B) Oxyhemoglobin
C) Methemoglobin
D) Glycosylated hemoglobin Answer: methemoglobin
,◉ A staff member wants to know where the greatest proportion of
iron is located. How should the nurse respond? The greatest
proportion of total body iron is located in the:
a. Erythrocytes
b. Spleen pulp
c. Bone marrow
d. Liver tissue Answer: erythrocytes
◉ A student asks the instructor about recycled iron. What
information should the instructor share? Recycled iron from
macrophages is delivered to the bone marrow bound to:
A) Ferritin
B) Hemoglobin
C) Hemosiderin
D) Transferrin Answer: transferrin
◉ A nurse is preparing to teach about erythropoietin. Which
information should the nurse include? Erythropoietin is produced in
the: Answer: kidneys
◉ Which condition will cause a patient to secrete erythropoietin?
Answer: hypoxia
, ◉ After erythrocytes have circulated for about 120 days, they are
removed by macrophages, which are mainly in the: Answer: spleen
◉ Which electrolyte will the nurse check to ensure normal platelet
functioning? Answer: Calcium
◉ Which of the following nutritional components will the nurse
encourage a patient to consume as it is needed for erythropoiesis?
Answer: Cobalamin
◉ A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her
platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect
could be the reason? Answer: Decreased thrombopoietin
◉ A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product
of the clotting cascade is this patient unable to make? Answer: fibrin
◉ A nurse is discussing fibrinolysis. Which information should the
nurse share? Fibrinolysis is mediated by: Answer: plasmin
◉ A newborn baby has a clotting disorder that results in her body
being unable to produce thrombin. Which of the following phases of
platelet degranulation would be impossible?
A. Subendothelial exposure
EXAM 6 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION
◉ A nurse recalls that monocytes are blood cells that mature
(differentiate) into:
a. Macrophages
b. Neutrophils
c. Eosinophils
d. Mast cells Answer: macrophages
◉ A nurse is teaching the staff about platelets. Which information
should the nurse include? In addition to playing a role in hemostasis,
platelets have the ability to: Answer: release biochemical mediators
of inflammation
◉ While planning care for a newborn, the pediatric nurse recalls the
main site of hematopoiesis in the fetus is the: Answer: spleen
◉ A 45-year-old female undergoes a splenectomy to remove a tumor.
Which of the following assessment finding is most likely to occur
following surgery? Answer: leukocytosis
,◉ During an infection, the nurse assesses the lymph nodes. Lymph
nodes enlarge and become tender because: Answer: Lymphocytes
are rapidly dividing
◉ After birth, red blood cells are normally made only in the: Answer:
bone marrow
◉ A nurse is discussing a cell that can differentiate into any tissue
type. Which term is the nurse describing? Answer: pluripotent
◉ A hematologist is discussing hematopoiesis. Which information
should be included? ________ participate in hematopoiesis.
a. Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)
b. Eosinophils
c. Basophils
d. Neutrophils Answer: Colony-stimulating factors or CSF
◉ An unstable type of hemoglobin that cannot bind with oxygen is
termed:
A) Deoxyhemoglobin
B) Oxyhemoglobin
C) Methemoglobin
D) Glycosylated hemoglobin Answer: methemoglobin
,◉ A staff member wants to know where the greatest proportion of
iron is located. How should the nurse respond? The greatest
proportion of total body iron is located in the:
a. Erythrocytes
b. Spleen pulp
c. Bone marrow
d. Liver tissue Answer: erythrocytes
◉ A student asks the instructor about recycled iron. What
information should the instructor share? Recycled iron from
macrophages is delivered to the bone marrow bound to:
A) Ferritin
B) Hemoglobin
C) Hemosiderin
D) Transferrin Answer: transferrin
◉ A nurse is preparing to teach about erythropoietin. Which
information should the nurse include? Erythropoietin is produced in
the: Answer: kidneys
◉ Which condition will cause a patient to secrete erythropoietin?
Answer: hypoxia
, ◉ After erythrocytes have circulated for about 120 days, they are
removed by macrophages, which are mainly in the: Answer: spleen
◉ Which electrolyte will the nurse check to ensure normal platelet
functioning? Answer: Calcium
◉ Which of the following nutritional components will the nurse
encourage a patient to consume as it is needed for erythropoiesis?
Answer: Cobalamin
◉ A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her
platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect
could be the reason? Answer: Decreased thrombopoietin
◉ A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product
of the clotting cascade is this patient unable to make? Answer: fibrin
◉ A nurse is discussing fibrinolysis. Which information should the
nurse share? Fibrinolysis is mediated by: Answer: plasmin
◉ A newborn baby has a clotting disorder that results in her body
being unable to produce thrombin. Which of the following phases of
platelet degranulation would be impossible?
A. Subendothelial exposure
