Exam 54: Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder

Immediately after the nurse administers an intradermal injection of a suspected antigen during allergy testing, the patient complains of itching at the site, weakness, and dizziness. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate initially?

Health care facilities have reduced the incidence of serious latex reactions by:

Which symptom would be classified as a mild transfusion reaction?

The process of immunity through a controlled exposure to an attenuated organism to stimulate the production of antibodies is _______________.

A patient is undergoing immunotherapy on a perennial basis. With this form of treatment, what should the patient receive?

Which of the following provide the body with innate immunity? (Select all that apply.)

What timeframe must blood be transfused within once it has been removed from refrigeration?

What should the nurse include to assess for in the plan of care for a patient undergoing plasmapheresis?

Which person is most at risk for a hypersensitivity reaction?

The LPN/LVN has arrived at the patient's bedside with a unit of packed cells to be connected to an IV that is infusing. When the RN arrives, what is the first thing the nurses must do?

A type IV latex allergy is characterized by________ _______.

The patient who had an asthma-like reaction to a desensitization shot was medicated with a subcutaneous injection of epinephrine. What effect should the nurse assure the anxious patient this will have?

How does normal aging change the immune system?

An anxious patient enters the emergency room with angioedema of the lips and tongue, dyspnea, urticaria, and wheezing after having eaten a peanut butter sandwich. What should be the nurse's first intervention?

What should the nurse do because of the increasing strength of the dose in the injections for immunotherapy?

If a nurse is sensitive to latex gloves, what potential food sensitivities might the nurse develop? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse arrives at the bedside of a patient who has had a unit of packed cells infusing in his right arm for 35 minutes. He is complaining of chills, itching, and shortness of breath. What should be the nurse's initial action?

A transfusion using blood from one's own blood is a(n) ___________ transfusion, which is the best defense against a transfusion reaction.

The nurse recommends to the busy mother of three that the antihistamine fexofenadine (Allegra) would be more beneficial than diphenhydramine (Benadryl) because Allegra:

Which of the following are diseases which result from one's own immune system attacking the body? (Select all that apply.)