Question 1

The nurse assesses a high eosinophil count in a pediatric patient.The nurse recognizes that this elevation is an indicator of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nurse assesses a high eosinophil count...

Question 2

The organs involved in immunity include the tonsils,spleen,lymph nodes,and:

Accepted Answer

The liver filters the blood and plays a part in the immune response by the production of globulins and other chemicals involved in the immune response.

Question 3

The patient is hospitalized with cryptococcal pneumonia and AIDS.The nurse knows that the Standard Precautions for this patient will include the most important precaution of:

Accepted Answer

Hand-washing is necessary before and between care in areas of contamination.

Question 4

The daughter of an 89-year-old resident in a long-term care facility asks if she may give her father an over-the-counter (OTC)antihistamine that she uses for seasonal allergy.The nurse's most appropriate response would be:

Accepted Answer

Many antihistamines cause the older adult to become confused.These drugs also cause drowsiness,and many OTC drugs are not mild.

Question 5

The nurse reminds the patient who is to undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy that the clothing worn into the chamber must be made of ____________________.

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The answer of The nurse reminds the patient who is...

Question 6

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)has issued new guidelines for infection control.Nursing care plans for patients with infection mainly address which protocol?

Accepted Answer

The CDC has issued new guidelines for Standard Precautions for infection control.These cover disease-specific precautions,the manner in which clean gloves are worn,and the placement of needles and sharps.Only the Standard Precautions guidelines are all inclusive.

Question 7

The school nurse is required to report to the health department all cases of:

Accepted Answer

Rubella,Lyme disease,and salmonella must all be reported.Lice and Clostridium difficile do not need to be reported.

Question 8

The nurse is aware that wound healing can be enhanced with the administration of vitamin:

Accepted Answer

The addition of vitamin C and zinc to the medication regimen can hasten wound healing.

Question 9

Prioritize the events of an antibody-mediated immunity response.
A)Antibodies seek out and bind with specific antigen.
B)Antigen binds to a B lymphocyte.
C)Circulating antibody-antigen complexes are destroyed.
D)Antibodies are produced.
E)Antibodies are replenished.

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Question 10

Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)have acquired Pneumocystis jiroveci (PCP),a serious pulmonary infection caused by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)have acquired...

Question 11

The nurse explains that the difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis is that medical asepsis requires:

Accepted Answer

Surgical asepsis is sterile technique.Medical asepsis is considered a clean technique.

Question 12

After receiving an injection of penicillin,the patient undergoes an anaphylactic reaction.The nurse should immediately:

Accepted Answer

The first intervention should be to supply oxygen.Notification of the charge nurse and the administration of fluids to combat hypovolemia will come afterward.Covering with blankets would increase the vasodilation and increase the shock.

Quiz 13: Inflammation, infection, and Immunity