NUR 172 Final Exam 2026 Exam
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What is thrombocytopenia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low platelet count
What are granulocytes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔neutrophils, eosinophils,
basophils ( Big takeway is that they are WBC's)
Teaching for Iron supplements - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Take on an empty
stomach
- Take 1-2 hours before meal
,- Can turn front teeth red
Cancer - patient teaching regarding social interaction and precautions - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔- Wash hands
- Wear a mask
- Limit interaction too less than 30 minutes
Difference between chemotherapy and radiation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Chemotherapy spreads throughout the whole body and kills everything
- Radiation is localized.
What stage is HIV declared AIDS? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stage 3
Normal vs AIDS CD4 Levels - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When the CD4 count drops
below 200, a person is diagnosed with AIDS. A normal range for CD4 cells
is about 700-1,000
Define acquired immunity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An immunity that develops
before birth and throughout the lifetime of the individual
Digoxin (Lanoxin) - teaching, levels, and OD symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
contact health care professional before taking medication if pulse rate is
<60 or >100.
, - Watch levels normal 0.8-2.0
- Toxicity symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain
What is MCV? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔mean corpuscular volume. There are three
main types of corpuscles (blood cells) in your blood-red blood cells, white
blood cells, and platelets.
Normal MCV range - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔80-100
MCV > 100 means what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Macrocytic anemia. Common
causes include; B12 deficiency, Folic acid deficiency, EtOH abuse, or liver
disease
What lab is tested to determine anemia? What are the normal M/F levels
for anemia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hemoglobin
Male <13
Female <12
MCV is between 80-100, what is your next step? If this test is greater than
1.3 what are you thinking? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Check creatinine. If creatinine
> 1.3 you need a renal consult for CKD
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Questions and Verified Answers
| Already Graded A+
What is thrombocytopenia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low platelet count
What are granulocytes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔neutrophils, eosinophils,
basophils ( Big takeway is that they are WBC's)
Teaching for Iron supplements - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Take on an empty
stomach
- Take 1-2 hours before meal
,- Can turn front teeth red
Cancer - patient teaching regarding social interaction and precautions - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔- Wash hands
- Wear a mask
- Limit interaction too less than 30 minutes
Difference between chemotherapy and radiation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Chemotherapy spreads throughout the whole body and kills everything
- Radiation is localized.
What stage is HIV declared AIDS? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stage 3
Normal vs AIDS CD4 Levels - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When the CD4 count drops
below 200, a person is diagnosed with AIDS. A normal range for CD4 cells
is about 700-1,000
Define acquired immunity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An immunity that develops
before birth and throughout the lifetime of the individual
Digoxin (Lanoxin) - teaching, levels, and OD symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
contact health care professional before taking medication if pulse rate is
<60 or >100.
, - Watch levels normal 0.8-2.0
- Toxicity symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain
What is MCV? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔mean corpuscular volume. There are three
main types of corpuscles (blood cells) in your blood-red blood cells, white
blood cells, and platelets.
Normal MCV range - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔80-100
MCV > 100 means what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Macrocytic anemia. Common
causes include; B12 deficiency, Folic acid deficiency, EtOH abuse, or liver
disease
What lab is tested to determine anemia? What are the normal M/F levels
for anemia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hemoglobin
Male <13
Female <12
MCV is between 80-100, what is your next step? If this test is greater than
1.3 what are you thinking? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Check creatinine. If creatinine
> 1.3 you need a renal consult for CKD
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