Exam 13: Altered Immune Responses and Transplantation

The nurse should assess the patient undergoing plasmapheresis for which clinical manifestation?

A patient is admitted to the hospital with acute rejection of a kidney transplant. Which intervention will the nurse prepare for this patient?

A patient is being evaluated for possible atopic dermatitis. The nurse expects elevation of which laboratory value?

A patient who is receiving an IV antibiotic develops wheezes and dyspnea. In which order should the nurse implement these prescribed actions? (Put a comma and a space between each answer choice [A,B,C,D,E]).

Immediately after the nurse administers an intracutaneous injection of an allergen on the forearm,the patient complains of itching at the site,weakness,and dizziness. What action should the nurse take first?

A nurse has obtained donor tissue typing information about a patient who is waiting for a kidney transplant. Which results should be reported to the transplant surgeon?

The charge nurse is assigning semiprivate rooms for new admissions. Which patient could safely be assigned as a roommate for a patient who has acute rejection of an organ transplant?

An older adult patient has a prescription for cyclosporine following a kidney transplant. Which information in the patient's health history has implications for planning patient teaching about the medication at this time?

A patient who is receiving immunotherapy has just received an allergen injection. Which assessment finding is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

Ten days after receiving a bone marrow transplant,a patient develops a skin rash. What would the nurse suspect is the cause of the rash?

Which patient should the nurse assess first?

A patient is anxious and reports difficulty breathing after being stung by a wasp. What is the nurse's priority action?

Which information about intradermal skin testing should the nurse teach to a patient with possible allergies?

A patient in the health care provider's office for allergen testing using the cutaneous scratch method develops itching and swelling at the skin site. Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse taking a health history learns that the patient,who has worked in rubber tire manufacturing,has allergic rhinitis and multiple food allergies. Which action by the nurse is correct?

The nurse teaches a patient about drug therapy after a kidney transplant. Which statement by the patient would indicate a need for further instructions?

A patient who collects honey to earn supplemental income has developed a hypersensitivity to bee stings. Which statement,if made by the patient,would indicate a need for additional teaching?

An older adult patient who is having an annual check-up tells the nurse,"I feel fine,and I don't want to pay for all these unnecessary cancer screening tests!" Which information should the nurse plan to teach this patient?

A patient seeks care in the emergency department after sharing needles for heroin injection with a friend who has hepatitis B. To provide immediate protection from infection,what medication will the nurse expect to administer?

Which example should the nurse use to explain an infant's "passive immunity" to a new mother?