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BMTCN PRACTICE EXAM 1 WITH 500+ QUESTIONS
AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
Question: Which of the following should be considered prior to administering a myeloablative
conditioning regimen?
A. Patient's gender
B. Patient's disease
C. Donor's age
D. Donor's ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Patient's disease
Question: A patient is currently taking cyclosporine and has a new order for fluconazole. The
nurse anticipates which of the following?
A. Administering medications at separate times
B. Suspecting blood medication levels will be inaccurate
C. Increasing the dose of fluconazole
D. Reducing the dose of cyclosporine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Reducing the dose of
cyclosporine
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Question: Which secondary malignancy is a patient most at risk for developing following an
allogeneic HSCT?
A. Colorectal cancer
B. Chronic myeloid leukemia
C. Ewing sarcoma
D. Post-transplant lymphroproliferative disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Post-transplant
lymphroproliferative disease
Question: Minutes after a cryopreserved stem cell infusion is initiated, a patient develops a
cough and mild wheezing. The nurse should next:
A. decrease the hydration rate.
B. slow the infusion.
C. administer IM epinephrine.
D. obtain an order for chest x-ray. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. slow the infusion.
Question: Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to collecting autologous
stem cells for a young child?
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A. Obtaining additional peripheral IV access
B. Inserting a urinary catheter on the days of collection
C. Priming the machine with irradiated packed red blood cells
D. Decreasing the dose of filgrastim - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Priming the machine with
irradiated packed red blood cells
Question: Nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was developed
as a treatment option for patients who:
A. have minimal disease.
B. do not have a related donor.
C. require less intense preparative regimens.
D. benefit from tandem transplants. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. require less intense preparative
regimens.
Question: What is a possible effect from sun exposure for a patient after transplant?
A. Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia
B. Radiation recall
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C. Photosensitivity
D. GVHD - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Photosensitivity
Question: Which of the following is recommended before considering a sibling donor for a
transplant?
A. Assessing whether childhood immunizations are current
B. Obtaining a psychosocial assessment
C. Observing how the donor and parents interact
D. Determining the donor's nutritional status - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Obtaining a
psychosocial assessment
Question: Which intervention can reduce febrile platelet transfusion reactions?
A. Administering IV hydration concurrently with platelets
B. Using a leukocyte removal filter during transfusion
C. Depleting leukocytes after product collection
D. Administering HLA-matched platelet products - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Depleting leukocytes
after product collection
BMTCN PRACTICE EXAM 1 WITH 500+ QUESTIONS
AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
Question: Which of the following should be considered prior to administering a myeloablative
conditioning regimen?
A. Patient's gender
B. Patient's disease
C. Donor's age
D. Donor's ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Patient's disease
Question: A patient is currently taking cyclosporine and has a new order for fluconazole. The
nurse anticipates which of the following?
A. Administering medications at separate times
B. Suspecting blood medication levels will be inaccurate
C. Increasing the dose of fluconazole
D. Reducing the dose of cyclosporine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Reducing the dose of
cyclosporine
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Question: Which secondary malignancy is a patient most at risk for developing following an
allogeneic HSCT?
A. Colorectal cancer
B. Chronic myeloid leukemia
C. Ewing sarcoma
D. Post-transplant lymphroproliferative disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Post-transplant
lymphroproliferative disease
Question: Minutes after a cryopreserved stem cell infusion is initiated, a patient develops a
cough and mild wheezing. The nurse should next:
A. decrease the hydration rate.
B. slow the infusion.
C. administer IM epinephrine.
D. obtain an order for chest x-ray. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. slow the infusion.
Question: Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to collecting autologous
stem cells for a young child?
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A. Obtaining additional peripheral IV access
B. Inserting a urinary catheter on the days of collection
C. Priming the machine with irradiated packed red blood cells
D. Decreasing the dose of filgrastim - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Priming the machine with
irradiated packed red blood cells
Question: Nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was developed
as a treatment option for patients who:
A. have minimal disease.
B. do not have a related donor.
C. require less intense preparative regimens.
D. benefit from tandem transplants. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. require less intense preparative
regimens.
Question: What is a possible effect from sun exposure for a patient after transplant?
A. Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia
B. Radiation recall
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C. Photosensitivity
D. GVHD - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Photosensitivity
Question: Which of the following is recommended before considering a sibling donor for a
transplant?
A. Assessing whether childhood immunizations are current
B. Obtaining a psychosocial assessment
C. Observing how the donor and parents interact
D. Determining the donor's nutritional status - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Obtaining a
psychosocial assessment
Question: Which intervention can reduce febrile platelet transfusion reactions?
A. Administering IV hydration concurrently with platelets
B. Using a leukocyte removal filter during transfusion
C. Depleting leukocytes after product collection
D. Administering HLA-matched platelet products - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Depleting leukocytes
after product collection
