The home health nurse is caring for a patient with a severe immune deficiency disorder. What information about infection prevention is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

Which scenario best explains how a patient can be protected by artificial passive immunity?

A 37 year old patient has been exposed to an allergen resulting in a hypersensitivity reaction. The nurse correctly recognizes that which immunoglobulin has been triggered?

The nurse educates a 54 year old male patient with a painful fractured toe that the pain is related to the inflammatory response. What process causes this discomfort?

A young father tells the occupational nurse at work that he is afraid he will give his 2-week-old baby his cold virus. The nurse can educate him on infection prevention measures and that the baby is protected by which type of immunity?

The Infection prevention nurse is educating on keeping the immune system healthy. How does long-term alcohol abuse lead to alteration in the immune system?

The discharge med-surg nurse provides discharge teaching about antibiotic therapy. Which statement indicates that the patient requires additional teaching?

The nurse is educating in health immune response. Which classification of medication would make a child most susceptible to an opportunistic infection?

Which type of lymphocytes cells actually produces either sensitized lymphocytes or antibodies?

The nurse is aware patients with long-term untreated ulcerative colitis is a risk factor for developing which disorder?