Exam 13: Organization and Control of Neural Function

A client who has a diagnosis of an autoimmune disease asks his nurse why it is that his immune system does not attack all of the cells that make up his body. Which of the following aspects of pathogen recognition in the innate immune system listed below would underlie the nurse's response?

The nurse knows high incidences of infectious illnesses among the older adults who reside in a long-term care facility are most likely to have diminished immune capacity because of

Which of the following situations can best be characterized as an example of passive immunity?

A middle school student is scheduled to receive booster immunizations, and the father asks the nurse why the booster is necessary. What characteristic of the adaptive immune system listed below would provide the rationale for the nurse's response?

A 60-year-old male client with an acute viral infection is receiving interferon therapy. The physician is teaching the family of the client about the diverse actions of the treatment and the ways that it differs from other anti-infective therapies. Which of the following teaching points listed below should the physician least likely include?

The nurse knows which of the following statements listed below is accurate regarding the functions and nature of cytokines relative to a variety of pathologies?

A 53-year-old female hospital patient has received a kidney transplant following renal failure secondary to hypertension. As part of the teaching while she was on the organ wait list, she was made aware that she would need to take antirejection drugs for the rest of her life. Which aspect of the immune system underlies this necessity?

The nurse knows that a drug in a category identified as a colony-stimulating factor (CSF) helps

Three days ago, a mother delivered her full-term infant who had been identified as having an in utero infection. The infant is receiving antibiotic and phototherapy, and the mother is breast-feeding. Which of the following types of immunoglobulins could most reasonably be expected to predominate in the infant's immune system?

The nurse knows which of the following statements listed below relative to a client with malignant melanoma treated with alpha interferon (IFN-a) is accurate? Alpha interferon (IFN-a)

Which of the following phenomena would be least likely to result in activation of the complement system?

A client has been inhaling viruses periodically while on a cross-country flight. Which of the following situations listed below would most likely result in the stimulation of the client's T lymphocytes and adaptive immune system?

A nurse is providing care for a client who is immunocompromised following chemotherapy. The nurse knows which of the following characterizations of the adaptive immune system listed below is responsible for the client's disruption in his normal immune function?

A newly diagnosed HIV-positive adolescent has blood work drawn, which includes a CD8 T-cell count. The nurse knows which of the following functions of CD8 T cells listed below will assist the adolescent's immune system in fighting off the viral attack? Select all that apply.

A 10-year-old child with strep throat asks the nurse, "why there are large bumps [lymph nodes] on my neck when my throat gets sore?" The nurse replies lymph nodes

Which of the following individual situations listed below best exemplifies the processes of innate immunity?

The nurse knows the cells primarily programmed to remove the invading organisms and remember the antigen to respond rapidly during the next exposure are

A student states, "It seems like helper T cells do a lot more than just 'help' the cellular immunity process." Which of the following responses listed below best conveys an aspect of the role of CD4⁺ helper T cells in immunity?

A client has been identified as having an excess of macrophage inhibitory factor, causing the client to have inhibited movement and activity of macrophages. Which of the following processes listed below would the health care team member expect to remain unaffected?

The nurse knows which of the following components listed below is needed for long-lasting immunity in a client with a diagnosis of sepsis without the causative agent identified?