The nurse who notes an increase in a patient's white blood cell count is aware that during the immune response pathogens are engulfed by white blood cells that ingest foreign particles. This process is known as:
A) Apoptosis
B) Phagocytosis
C) Antibody response
D) Cellular immune response
Ans: B
Feedback: During the first mechanism of defense, white blood cells, which have the ability to ingest foreign particles, move to the point of attack, where they engulf and destroy the invading agents. This is known as phagocytosis.
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a. benign c. malignant b. leukemia d. vesicles
What is critical about the maintenance of confidentiality?
A) Must never be breached B) Is made easier with electronic technology C) Is a duty of medical records D) Can be breached for legitimate professional need
The nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of impaired social interaction related to altered social skills as evidenced by impulsivity and intrusive behavior. The nurse plans to identify factors that aggravate the child's behavior for which reason?
A) Minimize stimuli that exacerbate the child's undesired behaviors B) Improve the child's ability to deal with external stressors C) Promote increased ability to follow through D) Encourage the child to adopt expectations into his routine
A nurse is counseling a novice nurse who gives 150% effort at all times and is becoming frustrated with a health care system that provides substandard care to clients. Which of the following advice would be appropriate in this situation?
Select all that apply. A) Tell the new nurse to help other nurses perform their jobs, thus ensuring quality client care is being delivered. B) Encourage the new nurse to leave her problems at work behind, instead of rehashing them at home. C) After establishing a reputation for delivering quality nursing care, have her seek creative solutions for nursing problems. D) Tell her to view nursing care concerns as challenges rather than overwhelming obstacles, and seek help for solutions. E) State that if resources do not permit quality care, it is not the role of the new nurse to explore change strategies within the institution.