An individual is more susceptible to infections of mucous membranes when he or she has a seriously low level of which immunoglobulin antibody?
a. IgG
b. IgM
c. IgA
d. IgE
Ans: c. IgA
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The pediatric nurse caring for children in the clinical setting uses the intergenerational transmission model to plan nursing care for patients. Basic premises of this model include:
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A nurse is observing a postpartum client interacting with her newborn and notes that the mother is engaging with the newborn in the en face position. Which of the following would the nurse be observing?
A) Mother placing the newborn next to bare breast. B) Mother making eye-to-eye contact with the newborn C) Mother gently stroking the newborn's face D) Mother holding the newborn upright at the shoulder