The nurse should recognize a patient's risk for impaired immune function if the patient has undergone surgical removal of which of the following?
A) Thyroid gland
B) Spleen
C) Kidney
D) Pancreas
Ans: B
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A history of surgical removal of the spleen, lymph nodes, or thymus may place the patient at risk for impaired immune function. Removal of the thyroid, kidney, or pancreas would not directly lead to impairment of the immune system.
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