The young father tells the industrial nurse at work that he is afraid he will give his 2-week-old baby his cold. The nurse assures him that the baby is protected by _____ immunity
a. acquired
b. passive
c. active
d. passive natural
D
Passive natural immunity is the immunity a baby gets from the mother, in utero or from breast milk, that lasts for the first several months of the baby's life.
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1. Elevate head of bed. 2. Daily head circumference 3. Small, frequent formula feedings 4. Vital signs and neuro checks hourly
The nurse is giving an educational event for a local women's group on self-examination of the breast. The nurse tells the women's group to raise their arms and inspect their breasts in a mirror
A member of the women's group asks the nurse why she needs to do this. What is the nurse's best response? A) "It will give you greater visibility." B) "If you feel pain you will need to inspect it." C) "It will help to observe for dimpling." D) "Everyone is different in assessing the breast."
The nurse instructs a patient who is on a biologic response modifier (BMR) colony-stimulating drug that the effect of this type of drug is to:
a. increase appetite. b. seek out and kill specific colonies of neoplasms. c. enhance recovery of bone marrow. d. reduce pain.
A nurse is reading about the development of drugs that inhibit the parasympathetic nervous system. The nurse would look for articles about which drug classes?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Anticholinergics B. Parasympathomimetics C. Parasympatholytics D. Cholinergics E. Muscarinic blockers