Which type of inflammatory or immune protection can be successfully transferred from one person to another?
A. Phagocytosis
B. Inflammation
C. Cell-mediated immunity
D. Antibody-mediated immunity
D
Antibodies are made by the B lymphocytes and are released into the blood and other extracellu-lar fluids, where they can then exert their effects on invading organisms and damaged cells. Be-cause they are not part of a cell but are "free-floating" in the blood, they can be transferred into another person as a plasma infusion or collected from the plasma as immunoglobulin and injected into another person to provide some degree of immediate, passive immunity.
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A client with preeclampsia begins to seize. The nurse should do which of the following to protect the client and fetus from injury?
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1. "I don't think it looks unusual; actually the head is beautifully shaped." 2. "Your baby's head had to shape itself to the birth canal. It will look round in a few days." 3. "You're right. We'll make sure your doctor checks this out." 4. "Babies' heads always look funny. Once his hair grows out, you'll hardly notice it."
Which occurs in the epidemiologic process that is similar to the diagnosis phase of the nursing process?
A) Data are gathered from reliable sources B) Healthcare needs and assets are identified C) Goals and objectives for care are established D) A tentative hypothesis is formulated