A pediatric nurse is working with an interdisciplinary team and parents to care for a 6-month-old client who has recently been diagnosed with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID). Which treatment is likely of most benefit to this client’s type of primary immune deficiency disease (PIDD)?

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has stage 3 HIV disease. Which of the following statements by the client should indicate to the nurse an understanding of the teaching?

A client received a bee sting on the lip approximately 2 hours ago and has arrived at an urgent/walk-in clinic for treatment because the swelling is now accompanied by nasal congestion. On assessment, the client reports pruritus and a sensation of warmth at the site. Which degree of anaphylaxis is the client experiencing?

A nurse is a assessing a client who reports a skin lesion to their upper back. Which of the following images best represents the manifestation of melanoma?

The nurse should recognize a client’s risk for impaired immune function if the client has undergone surgical removal of which of the following?

Several clients call the outpatient clinic and ask to make an appointment as soon as possible. Which client should the nurse schedule to be seen first?

A nurse is triaging patients in the emergency department. What patient should receive immediate attention by the nurse? A patient who is HIV positive and

A nurse is assessing a client with HIV who has been admitted with pneumonia. In assessing the client, which of the following observations takes immediate priority?

An immunocompromised client is being treated in the hospital. The client states that their throat is sore and this is a change from the previous day. The nurse palpates enlarged cervical lymph nodes. What is the nurse’s most appropriate action?

The nurse is teaching the client newly diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder about taking prednisone. The nurse knows teaching has been successful when the client states: