An RN working in a general medical-surgical unit is caring for a 57-year-old female with a bladder infection. Two weeks prior to hospitalization, the patient was experiencing slight burning upon urination. She self-treated by increasing her intake of fluids, but her symptoms continued to worsen. One week later, she developed generalized abdominal pain and a fever. She presented to the hospital when the pain became unbearable and fever reached 104°F. She was admitted to the medical-surgical unit and started on multiple IV antibiotics with concern that she could be developing a kidney infection.
-What is the proper order of steps for B-cell activation?

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The proper order of B-cell activation is as follows: antigen binding, antigen processing/presentation, T helper cell cooperation/recognition, activation, differentiation, and clonal expansion.

An RN Working in a General Medical-Surgical Unit Is Caring