Before providing care to an older adult client, the female nurse washes her hands to decrease the chance of infection. Which age-related factor supports the nurse's actions?
1. Involution of the thymus increases susceptibility to infection.
2. Effectiveness of most childhood vaccinations is decreased.
3. Excitatory effects of sex hormones decrease immune function.
4. Decreased bone marrow function decreases maturation of T cells
Ans: 1. Involution of the thymus increases susceptibility to infection.
You might also like to view...
A patient is taking bismuth subsalicylate [Pepto-Bismol] to prevent diarrhea. The nurse performing an assessment notes that the patient's tongue is black. What will the nurse do?
a. Assess further for signs of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. b. Reassure the patient that this is an ex-pected side effect of this drug. c. Request an order for liver function tests to evaluate for hepatotoxicity. d. Withhold the drug, because this is a sign of bismuth overdose.
When teaching an individual for whom English is a second language, it is advisable to: a. have the individual's relatives listen to theinformation
b. have an interpreter present. c. have printed information in the individual'slanguage. d. b and c.
A mother brings her child to the emergency department. Based on the child's sitting position, drooling, and apparent respiratory distress, a diagnosis of epiglottis is suspected
In anticipation of the physician's prescriptions, number the following actions in the appropriate order for deliv-ering nursing interventions for this child. (Number 1 is the first action, and number 6 is the last action.) 1 Prepare for assisted ventilation and have necessary equipment available. 2 Obtain a pulse oximetry reading. 3 Obtain an axillary temperature. 4 Assess breath sounds by auscultation. 5 Obtain weight for correct antibiotic dose infusion. 6 Ask the mother about the precipitating events related to the child's condition.
Which of the following is body heat lost through sweating??
A) Evaporation B) Conduction C) Convection D) Radiation