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2025-2026
NCLEX-RN Nursing Test Bank 2025-2026 – 150
Verified Questions with Rationales | Pharmacology,
Prioritization, Safety, & Clinical Judgement
|Guaranteed Pass 2025-2026 Updated.
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1. 1. Question
1 point(s)
A diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease was made to a 58-year-old man and is
admitted for the initial cycle of chemotherapy. During the hospitalization,
the nurse should watch out for the following complication, except?
A. Fertility problems
B. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Correct answer
C. Secondary cancer
D. Infection
Correct answer : B. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Option B: Hodgkin’s disease (Hodgkin’s lymphoma) is a type of
cancer that affects the lymphatic system (bone marrow, spleen,
liver, and lymph node tissue. Symptoms include painless swelling
of a lymph node, recurrent fever, night sweats, pruritus, and
unexplained weight loss. Prostate involvement is rare in Hodgkin’s
disease.
• Options A, C, and D: Complications of the disease would lead to
a weakened immune system resulting in various infections, It can
also result in fertility problems related to chemotherapy, and a
probability of secondary cancers in the future.
2. 2. Question
1 point(s)
The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who is newly diagnosed with
chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Which of the following laboratory values is
expected to be seen?
A. Elevated aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase
levels
, B. Thrombocytopenia and increased lymphocytes
Correct
C. Elevated sedimentation rate
D. Uncontrolled proliferation of granulocytes
Correct
Correct answer : B. Thrombocytopenia and increased lymphocytes
• Option B: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia shows a proliferation of
small abnormal mature B lymphocytes and decreased antibody
response. Thrombocytopenia also is often present.
• Option A: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia often does not cause
abnormal liver function tests.
• Option C: An elevated ESR result is often seen with multiple
myeloma and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (a type of non-
Hodgkin’s lymphoma that is characterized by excessive
production of white blood cells).
• Option D: Uncontrolled proliferation of granulocytes occurs in
myelogenous leukemia.
3. 3. Question
1 point(s)
Maria was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Upon the early
diagnosis, the nurse will expect which of the following areas is often
involved?
A. Chest
B. Neck
Correct answer
C. Groin
D. Pelvis
Correct answer : B. Neck
• Option B: A common early sign of Hodgkin lymphoma is swelling
in one or more lymph nodes, which is often seen in the neck.
, • Options A, C, and D: Lymph nodes can also be found in the
chest, groin, and pelvis but aren’t yet involved in the earliest stage
of the disease.
4. 4. Question
1 point(s)
According to a standard staging classification of Hodgkin’s disease, which
of the following criteria reflects stage III?
A. Involvement of lymph node regions or structures on both sides of the
diaphragm
Correct answer
B. Involvement of two or more lymph node regions or structures
C. Involvement of single lymph node region or structure
D. Involvement of extralymphatic organs or tissues
Correct answer : A. Involvement of lymph node regions or structures
on both sides of the diaphragm
• Option A: Hodgkin lymphoma is classified into stages to
determine the state of the disease and where it has already
spread. Stage III involves nodes on both sides of the diaphragm.
• Option B: Stage II involves two or more lymph node regions.
• Option C: Stage I only involves one lymph node region.
• Option D: Stage IV involves extra lymphatic organs or tissues.
5. 5. Question
1 point(s)
Angela, a clinical instructor is conducting a lecture about chemotherapy.
Which of the following statements is correct about the rate of cell growth
in relation to chemotherapy?
A. Faster growing cells are more susceptible to chemotherapy
Correct answer
B. Faster growing cells are less susceptible to chemotherapy
2025-2026
NCLEX-RN Nursing Test Bank 2025-2026 – 150
Verified Questions with Rationales | Pharmacology,
Prioritization, Safety, & Clinical Judgement
|Guaranteed Pass 2025-2026 Updated.
,NCLEX-RN
1. 1. Question
1 point(s)
A diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease was made to a 58-year-old man and is
admitted for the initial cycle of chemotherapy. During the hospitalization,
the nurse should watch out for the following complication, except?
A. Fertility problems
B. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Correct answer
C. Secondary cancer
D. Infection
Correct answer : B. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Option B: Hodgkin’s disease (Hodgkin’s lymphoma) is a type of
cancer that affects the lymphatic system (bone marrow, spleen,
liver, and lymph node tissue. Symptoms include painless swelling
of a lymph node, recurrent fever, night sweats, pruritus, and
unexplained weight loss. Prostate involvement is rare in Hodgkin’s
disease.
• Options A, C, and D: Complications of the disease would lead to
a weakened immune system resulting in various infections, It can
also result in fertility problems related to chemotherapy, and a
probability of secondary cancers in the future.
2. 2. Question
1 point(s)
The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who is newly diagnosed with
chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Which of the following laboratory values is
expected to be seen?
A. Elevated aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase
levels
, B. Thrombocytopenia and increased lymphocytes
Correct
C. Elevated sedimentation rate
D. Uncontrolled proliferation of granulocytes
Correct
Correct answer : B. Thrombocytopenia and increased lymphocytes
• Option B: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia shows a proliferation of
small abnormal mature B lymphocytes and decreased antibody
response. Thrombocytopenia also is often present.
• Option A: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia often does not cause
abnormal liver function tests.
• Option C: An elevated ESR result is often seen with multiple
myeloma and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (a type of non-
Hodgkin’s lymphoma that is characterized by excessive
production of white blood cells).
• Option D: Uncontrolled proliferation of granulocytes occurs in
myelogenous leukemia.
3. 3. Question
1 point(s)
Maria was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Upon the early
diagnosis, the nurse will expect which of the following areas is often
involved?
A. Chest
B. Neck
Correct answer
C. Groin
D. Pelvis
Correct answer : B. Neck
• Option B: A common early sign of Hodgkin lymphoma is swelling
in one or more lymph nodes, which is often seen in the neck.
, • Options A, C, and D: Lymph nodes can also be found in the
chest, groin, and pelvis but aren’t yet involved in the earliest stage
of the disease.
4. 4. Question
1 point(s)
According to a standard staging classification of Hodgkin’s disease, which
of the following criteria reflects stage III?
A. Involvement of lymph node regions or structures on both sides of the
diaphragm
Correct answer
B. Involvement of two or more lymph node regions or structures
C. Involvement of single lymph node region or structure
D. Involvement of extralymphatic organs or tissues
Correct answer : A. Involvement of lymph node regions or structures
on both sides of the diaphragm
• Option A: Hodgkin lymphoma is classified into stages to
determine the state of the disease and where it has already
spread. Stage III involves nodes on both sides of the diaphragm.
• Option B: Stage II involves two or more lymph node regions.
• Option C: Stage I only involves one lymph node region.
• Option D: Stage IV involves extra lymphatic organs or tissues.
5. 5. Question
1 point(s)
Angela, a clinical instructor is conducting a lecture about chemotherapy.
Which of the following statements is correct about the rate of cell growth
in relation to chemotherapy?
A. Faster growing cells are more susceptible to chemotherapy
Correct answer
B. Faster growing cells are less susceptible to chemotherapy
