Exam 33: Immunologic Disorders

The nurse is preparing a patient for a liver-spleen scan.Which of the following interventions is most important before the procedure?

While healthy bone marrow is growing back after chemotherapy in patients with leukemia,the nursing staff recalls that these patients are at greater risk for:

When developing a plan of care for the patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),the nurse includes:

The nurse explains that early in life,lymphocytes migrate from the marrow of the bones to the ________________,in which they mature into T cells.

The nurse differentiates that passive-acquired immunity means that the antibodies were:

The nursing staff of an oncology unit cautions visitors to be free of infections before visiting patients.The rationale for this precaution is because chemotherapy and decreased bone marrow production can cause:

The nurse gives an example of innate immunity by comparing it with a human's immunity to:

An 11-year-old girl is diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).The parental statement that helps the nurse evaluate the teaching as successful is:

Cells in the bone marrow that are capable of developing into RBCs,WBCs,or platelets are the ___________ cells.

The observation by the nurse that would indicate a patient's acceptance of the diagnosis of acute leukemia is that the patient:

The nurse tells the family of a patient who has just undergone bone marrow transplant that to help stabilize the immune response and prevent rejection,________________ will be given.