The nursing instructor is discussing the different types of immunity with the Level I nursing students. The instructor gives an example of a patient given a vaccination for rubella; what will the healthy patient develop?
A) Natural immunity
B) Active acquired immunity
C) The disease rubella
D) Hypersensitivity
Ans: B
Feedback: Active acquired immunity usually develops as a result of vaccination or contracting a disease. Natural immunity is present at birth and provides a nonspecific response to any foreign invader. Passive acquired immunity is temporary immunity transmitted from another source that has developed immunity through previous disease or immunization.
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