A teenage boy is undergoing allergy testing and has had blood work drawn as part of the diagnostic workup
When reviewing the patient's laboratory results, the nurse should pay particular attention to the levels of what white blood cell (WBC) component?
A) Neutrophils
B) Eosinophils
C) Lymphocytes
D) Monocytes
B
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A nurse works in the rheumatology clinic and sees clients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which client should the nurse see first?
a. Client who reports jaw pain when eating b. Client with a red, hot, swollen right wrist c. Client who has a puffy-looking area behind the knee d. Client with a worse joint deformity since the last visit
A child needs surgery to resect a tumor, but is scheduled for several weeks of radiation therapy first. The parents are frustrated and want to know why the surgery that can cure the cancer is being delayed
Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate? A. "Children who have radiation first generally do better than others." B. "If the radiation destroys the tumor, surgery will not be needed." C. "Radiation will shrink the tumor, making it easier to get all of it out." D. "The surgeons must be worried that they cannot get the whole tumor."
A constant presence of a disease within a population is referred to as
1. Epidemic 2. Pandemic 3. Endemic 4. Herd immunity
A nurse is working on a cancer unit. The unit uses the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship definition for a cancer survivor. Which definition will the nurse use?
a. Been cancer free for 5 years after diagnosis b. Been cancer free for 3 years after diagnosis c. Had cancer and is declared cancer free d. Had cancer and extends until death