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1) A nurse is admitting a patient with an immunodeficiency to the medical unit. In

planning the care of this patient, the nurse should assess for what common sign of

immunodeficiency?

a. Chronic diarrhea

2) A nurse is caring for a patient who has an immunodeficiency. What assessment

finding should prompt the nurse to consider the possibility that the patient is

developing an infection?

a. Persistent diarrhea

3) The nurse is applying standard precautions in the care of a patient who has an

immunodeficiency. What are key elements of standard precautions? Select all that

apply.

a. Using appropriate personal protective equipment

b. Using safe injection practices

c. Performing hand hygiene

4) A home health nurse is reinforcing health education with a patient who is

immunosuppressed and his family. What statement best suggests that the patient

has understood the nurse's teaching?

a. “My family needs to understand that I'll probably need lifelong

treatment.”

5) The nurse is preparing to administer IVIG to a patient who has an

immunodeficiency. What nursing guideline should the nurse apply?

, a. Administer pretreatment medications as ordered 30 minutes prior to

infusion.

6) A nurse has created a plan of care for an immunodeficient patient, specifying that

care providers take the patient's pulse and respiratory rate for a full minute. What

is the rationale for this aspect of care?

a. These patients' blunted inflammatory responses can cause subtle

changes in status.

7) A patient's rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has failed to respond appreciably to first-

line treatments and the primary care provider has added prednisone to the

patient's drug regimen. What principle will guide this aspect of the patient's

treatment?

a. The drug should be used for as short a time as possible.




8) A patient with SLE has come to the clinic for a routine check-up. When

auscultating the patient's apical heart rate, the nurse notes the presence of a

distinct “scratching” sound. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

a. Inform the primary care provider that a friction rub may be present.



9) A nurse is providing health education regarding self-care to a patient with an

immunodeficiency. What teaching point should the nurse emphasize?

a. The need for thorough oral hygiene

10)A patient's primary immunodeficiency disease is characterized by the inability of

white blood cells to initiate an inflammatory response to infectious organisms.

What is this patient's most likely diagnosis?

, a. Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome

11)A nurse is working with a patient who was diagnosed with HIV several months

earlier. The nurse should recognize that a patient with HIV is considered to have

AIDS at the point when the CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count drops below what

threshold?

a. 200 cells/mm3 of blood

12)A patient has been diagnosed with AIDS complicated by chronic diarrhea. What

nursing intervention would be appropriate for this patient?

a. Obtain a stool culture to identify possible pathogens.

13)An 18-year-old pregnant female has tested positive for HIV and asks the nurse if

her baby is going to be born with HIV. What is the nurse's best response?

a. “It's possible that your baby could contract HIV, either

before, during, or after delivery.”

14)Since the emergence of HIV/AIDS, there have been significant changes in

epidemiologic trends. Members of what group currently have the greatest risk of

contracting HIV?

, a. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

15)A hospital patient is immunocompromised because of stage 3 HIV infection and

the physician has ordered a chest radiograph. How should the nurse most

safely facilitate the test?

a. Arrange for a portable x-ray machine to be used

16)A patient's current antiretroviral regimen includes nucleoside reverse

transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). What dietary counseling will the nurse provide

based on the patient's medication regimen?

a. Take this medication without regard to meals.

17)A nurse is performing the admission assessment of a patient who has AIDS.

What components should the nurse include in this comprehensive assessment?

Select all that apply.

a. Current medication regimen

b. Identification of patient's support system

c. Immune system function

d. History of sexual practices

18)A patient is in the primary infection stage of HIV. What is true of this patient's

current health status?

a. The patient is infected with HIV but lacks HIV-specific antibodies.

19)A nurse is aware of the need to assess patients' risks for anaphylaxis. What

health care procedure constitutes the highest risk for anaphylaxis?

a. Computed tomography with contrast solution

20)A patient with multiple food and environmental allergies tells the nurse that he is

frustrated and angry about having to be so watchful all the time and wonders if it

is really worth it. What would be the nurse's best response?

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