Exam 17: Inflammation and Immunity

A client has a leg wound that is in the second stage of the inflammatory response.For what manifestation does the nurse assess?

The student nurse learns that the most important function of inflammation and immunity is which purpose?

A client has been on dialysis for many years and now is receiving a kidney transplant.The client experiences hyperacute rejection.What treatment does the nurse prepare to facilitate?

The nurse understands that which type of immunity is the longest acting?

The student nurse is learning about the functions of different antibodies.Which principles does the student learn? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing a client for acute rejection of a kidney transplant.What assessment finding requires the most rapid communication with the provider?

For a person to be immunocompetent,which processes need to be functional and interact appropriately with each other? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse assesses clients for the cardinal signs of inflammation.Which signs/symptoms does this include? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing an older client for the presence of infection.The client's temperature is 97.6° F (36.4° C).What response by the nurse is best?

The nurse working in an organ transplantation program knows that which individual is typically the best donor of an organ?

A client's white blood cell count is 7500/mm³.Calculate the expected range for this client's neutrophils.(Record your answer using whole numbers separated with a hyphen; do not use commas.)______/mm³

An older adult has a mild temperature,night sweats,and productive cough.The client's tuberculin test comes back negative.What action by the nurse is best?

A nursing student learning about antibody-mediated immunity learns that the cell with the most direct role in this process begins development in which tissue or organ?

A client receiving muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3)asks the nurse how the drug works.What response by the nurse is best?

A clinic nurse is working with an older client.What assessment is most important for preventing infections in this client?

A client is taking prednisone to prevent transplant rejection.What instruction by the nurse is most important?

A student nurse is learning about the types of different cells involved in the inflammatory response.Which principles does the student learn? (Select all that apply.)

Which are steps in the process of making an antigen-specific antibody? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse working with clients who have autoimmune diseases understands that what component of cell-mediated immunity is the problem?