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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Neonatal

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The oncology nurse specialist provides an educational session to nursing staff regarding the characteristics of Hodgkin’s disease. The nurse determines that further teaching is needed if a nursing staff member states that which of the following is a characteristic of the disease?
  1. Presence of Reed-Sternberg cells
  2. Occurs most often in older patients
  3. Prognosis depending on the stage of the disease
  4. Involvement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver
Explanation
Answer - B - The nurse determines that further teaching is needed if a nursing staff member states that a characteristic of the disease is that it occurs most often in the older patient. Hodgkin’s disease is a disorder of young adults. Options A, C, and D are characteristics of this disease.
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