Sunday, October 17, 2010

NCLEX type question week of 10-17-10

A nurse admits a client with a diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) to the oncology unit. When the client asks for clarification about the disease, the nurse's response should be based on the understand that ALL is:

1. infectious in nature and characterized by increased white blood cells.
2. malignant in nature and characterized by a proliferation of immature white blood cells.
3. inflammatory in nature and characterized by solid tumor formation in the lymph nodes.
4. malignant in nature and characterized by increased circulating red blood cells.
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  1. D. JamesOctober 17, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    Answer 2.

    Leukemia (ALL) is a malignant disorder of b lood-forming tissues characterized by a proliferation of immature white blood cells. Leukemia is not infectious, inflammatory, or allergenic.

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