A 25-year-old male patient with severe rhinitis asks the nurse what is causing his nose to run
The symptoms are caused by a reaction to a substance, usually a protein, that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with an antibody called a(n) a. proliferation.
b. complement.
c. antigen.
d. lymphokine.
C
An antigen is referred to as an allergen (a substance that can produce hypersensitive reaction in the body but is not necessarily inherently harmful) when symptoms of allergy occur.
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The nurse recognizes that a handicap differs from impairment in that a handicap is:
a. a loss of function. b. a disadvantage that limits a particular individual in his or her usual role performance. c. a specific restriction to perform an activity or role. d. usually of a physical nature.
The nurse who is returning to school to pursue a baccalaureate degree in nursing states, "I don't know why I am putting myself through this. I have practiced just fine for 10 years as an associate degree nurse."
Which strategy, recommended by a friend, would be helpful in overcoming this feeling? 1. "Why don't you take a one semester break from school?" 2. "Remember that a lot of people are depending on you." 3. "Just think how much better a nurse you will be when you finish." 4. "Think about all the extra money you will get when you graduate."
Which of these is thought to be a causative factor of spina bifida?
a. maternal rubella infection c. maternal folic-acid deficiency b. fetal prematurity d. fetal infection
Of the following patients in an intensive care unit, the nurse identifies which patient as being at highest risk for the development of acute kidney injury with a prerenal cause? A patient who is:
1. Experiencing acute status asthmaticus 2. Being treated for hypertension following a cerebral vascular accident 3. In skeletal traction following a motor vehicle accident 4. Post-operative from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm