A nursing educator is discussing primary immunodeficiency diseases with a group of recent graduates. What would the educator tell the nurses about primary immunodeficiency diseases?
A) They need IVIG as treatment.
B) They are the result of infection.
C) Their origin is genetic.
D) They can be acquired spontaneously.
C
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The nursing student is asked which historical event was most significant in the development of psychiatric nursing as a specialty and psychotherapeutic roles for nurses
Which response by the nursing student indicates understanding of important events related to development of the psychiatric nursing role? 1. Release of the report Nursing for the Future 2. Passage of the Community Mental Health Centers Act 3. Publication of Commonsense Psychiatry 4. Passage of the National Mental Health Act
The nurse outlines the possible complications from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which include: (Select all that apply.)
a. urinary tract infection. b. renal failure. c. dilation of ureters. d. cancer of the bladder. e. hydronephrosis.
The nurse is selecting dressings for a clean abdominal incision that will be allowed to heal by secondary intention. What principles should the nurse use in choosing this dressing?
1. Materials used in dressing this wound should keep the wound bed moist. 2. The dressing should allow good air circulation through the wound. 3. Dressings should be simple as they will be changed at least every 4 hours. 4. Absorbent material to wick exudates away and support drying should be used.
A histamine-receptor antagonist such as cimetidine (Tagamet) or ranitidine (Zantac) is ordered for an infant with GER. The purpose of this is to:
a. prevent reflux. b. prevent hematemesis. c. reduce gastric acid production. d. increase gastric acid production.