The nurse explains that exposure to a pathogen stimulates the macrophages to migrate to the area of infection to ingest and destroy the pathogen. This is the process of:
a. pathogen neutralization.
b. immune response.
c. antibody action.
d. phagocytosis.
D
Phagocytosis is the process of the ingestion of a pathogen by macrophages.
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a. Client with Chlamydia b. Woman with gonorrhea c. Man with syphilis d. Client with human immune deficiency virus e. Female with pelvic inflammatory disease
In order to gain the cooperation of staff members, you ask for their input on patient care and share information regarding patient care. These actions are examples of:
1. empowerment. 2. delegation. 3. accountability. 4. teaching.
An older patient develops rapid, shallow respirations, with retraction of the respiratory muscles. What will the nurse do first to improve this patient's ineffective breathing pattern?
A) Administer oxygen B) Prevent a respiratory infection C) Keep the nasal passages patent D) Raise the bed at least 30°
You are looking at a small piece of single-stranded DNA with the base sequence of ACCTGAACGTCGCTA. What would be the sequence of the complementary strand of RNA?
A. TGGACTTGCAGCGAT B. ACCTGAACGTCGCTA C. UGGACUUGCAGCGAU D. ACCUGAACGUCGCUA