A 25-year-old patient believed that he still had natural immunity from childhood illnesses until he developed chickenpox. How will the nurse explain this situation to the patient?
1. He never had an injection for immunity.
2. Artificially-acquired active immunity doesn't always confer lifelong immunity.
3. He never got a booster as a child.
4. There was no immunity injection for this disease.
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Some early immunizations lose their ability to provide long-term immunity.
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The parent of a child profoundly affected by a gene alteration says, "I don't understand how something so small can cause such problems." How should the nurse respond?
1. "The effects depend on the environment in which the child is raised." 2. "Some children are affected even more than your child." 3. "The degree of effect depends on which gene is damaged and what kind of damage is done." 4. "We don't think about how we are potentially changing our genes when we expose ourselves to chemical substances."
When elevated BP causes a cardiac abnormality, the term __________ is used
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A mother brings her daughter to the community clinic with severe epitaxis. She tells the nurse that her daughter has been experiencing several nosebleeds a day and has had occasional bleeding from her oral cavity the past few days
The nurse notes that the patient has several bruises on her arms and legs. The nurse is aware that the patient's symptoms are indicative of: A) sickle cell disease. B) von Willebrand disease. C) ideopathic thrombocytopenia purpura. D) disseminated invravascular coagulation.
To improve actual effectiveness of oral contraceptives women should be educated regarding:
1. Use of a back-up method if they have vomiting or diarrhea during a pill packet 2. Doubling pills if they have diarrhea during the middle of a pill pack 3. The fact that they will have a normal menstrual cycle if they miss two pills 4. The fact that mid-cycle spotting is not normal and the provider should be contacted immediately