LEUKEMIA NURSING NCLEX
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| ASSESSMENT,
INTERVENTIONS & PATIENT
SAFETY REVIEW LATEST
The nurse is completing an assessment on a client diagnosed with acute
myeloid leukemia (AML). Assessment data include an altered level of
consciousness, client complaints of headache, and nausea and vomiting.
The nurse anticipates this may be due to which pathophysiological
change?
Reduced coagulation factors
Inadequate production of RBCs
Leukemic cell infiltration
Immature WBCs - --Corrct-Answer✅✅✅.....Leukemic cell
infiltration
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Inadequate production of RBCs can lead to - --Corrct-
Answer✅✅✅.....Anemia
The nurse is teaching a client with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
about ongoing needs. Which intervention would the nurse include when
educating this client? (Select all that apply.)
Avoid alcohol-based mouthwash.
Complete oral hygiene frequently.
Drink five to eight glasses of water a day.
Refrain from eating overly spicy foods.
Participate in strenuous exercise. - --Corrct-Answer✅✅✅.....Avoid
alcohol-based mouthwash.
Complete oral hygiene frequently.
Drink five to eight glasses of water a day.
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Refrain from eating overly spicy foods.
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with acute lymphocyte
leukemia (ALL) about the long-term effects of treatment for this disease.
Which potential chronic health challenge should the nurse discuss
regarding what the child might face as an adult? (Select all that apply.)
Obesity
Infertility
Pancreatitis
Growth retardation
Growth hormone deficiency - --Corrct-Answer✅✅✅.....Obesity
Infertility
Growth hormone deficiency
An 84-year-old client has been diagnosed with early stage chronic
lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The client is not currently symptomatic.
The client's daughter asks the nurse why the client is not being referred