SDS gel electrophoresis can be used to determine ________ 

39.  The nurse is providing education to a group of patients recently diagnosed with airborne allergies. When teaching ways to limit exposure to the allergens, it is important to provide information on which of the following?

25.  The nurse caring for a client with artificial active immunity to Varicella. The nurse understands with this type of acquired immunity, which of the following must occur?

9.  The nurse is admitting a patient to the unit with a secondary immunodeficiency from chemotherapy. While planning care, the nurse should include provisions for which of the following?

22.  A nurse is caring for a 6-month-old child. The child’s provider has ordered a diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine to be administered. Which of the following should cause the nurse to question the administration of this vaccine?

37.  The nurse is caring for a patient who presents to the emergency department with reports of having hives earlier, and now is noted to be short of breath with noted cyanosis, pallor and stridor. Which of the following physician’s orders is priority?

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

20.  The nurse is passing medications at the skilled nursing facility. Several patients are receiving antimicrobial therapy. Prior to the med pass the nurse reviews information regarding the different classifications of these medications. The nurse will evaluate patients receiving which of the following for symptoms of photosensitivity?

12.  The nurse is caring for a client with HIV who continues to decline physically and mentally. The nurse recalls that the progression of HIV infection to AIDS is based on which of the following CDC criterion?

30.  The nurse receives an order to administer Rocephin 1G IM X 1 now. The manufacturer’s instructions include reconstituting the powder with 1% lidocaine. Which of the following reasons would warrant the mixing of the medication this way?