The nurse is caring for a pediatric patient recently diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)disease.The nurse determines that teaching has been effective after the parent makes which statement?

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There are two forms of immune deficiency: primary and acquired.In primary immune deficiency disorders (PIDD),the cause is an inherited genetic mutation and some of PIDD are detected during infancy or early childhood.Patients with this type of disorder experience repeated infections that clearly increase their risk of morbidity and mortality as well as the cost of health care.AIDS is an example of acquired immune deficiency and affects pediatric patients as well as adults.Hemophilia is a disorder in which patients can suffer life-threatening bleeds from a fall.Chemotherapy recipients may develop an acquired immune disorder,but chemotherapy would not cause any type of immune disorder in the child.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Pediatric Patient Recently Diagnosed