NUR 1020 introduction to nursing Questions With Complete
Solutions
•Body's natural or induced response to infection Correct
Answer -Immunocompromised patients
•Ineffective immune system
-Hypersensitivity
•Overreaction of immune system
-Autoimmune disorders
•Immune system attacks own body
-Immunodeficiency
Incompetent immune system
•SLE antibodies react with corresponding antigen Correct
Answer -Form immune complexes
-Deposited into connective tissue
-Deposits trigger inflammatory response
-Local tissues damaged
-Sites of deposition
•Kidney, musculoskeletal system, brain, heart, spleen, lung, GI
tract, skin, peritoneum
•Type I (IgE-mediated) hypersensitivity Correct Answer -
Common hypersensitivity reactions
•Triggered when allergen interacts with free IgE
•Allergens can be ingested in foods, injected, inhaled, absorbed.
-Anaphylaxis: acute systemic response will be covered in a
future semester
-Localized response, such as allergy is more common
Includes: Hay fever, Asthma,
Atopic dermatitis (eczema), Must Know
,bee stings, food allergies.
•Type II (cytotoxic) hypersensitivity Correct Answer -Binding
of IgG- or IgM-type with antigen activates complement cascade
-Destruction of target cell
-Stimulated by antigen
•Blood transfusion
•Type III (immune complex-mediated) hypersensitivity Correct
Answer -Results from formation of antibody-antigen immune
complexes in circulatory system
If antibody-antigen immune complexes are not eliminated can
deposit in capillaries or joints
Antibody-Antigen immune complexes are deposited in organs,
activate complement, and cause inflammatory damage. -
Systemic
•Immune complex deposited in small blood vessels of organs
and tissues
4 elements of liability Correct Answer •1. Duty - nurse-patient
relationship is established
•2. Breach of duty - the nurse did not provide care consistent
with professional standards of practice established by facility
policy or procedure, Nurse Practice Act or standards of care
established by professional organizations.
•3. Cause - the nurse's breach of duty directly caused the harm
and the nurse should have known that the breach of duty could
result in harm.
• 4. Injury - harm or injury was the RESULT of the breach of
duty (pain, disability, disfigurement)
,4 focuses for 1 clinical decision Correct Answer •Integration of
research evidence with
• healthcare provider's clinical expertise
• based on patient assessment
•and patient values
•is Evidence-Based Decision Making
5 social conditions Correct Answer race, gender, social status,
sexual orientation and immigration status. 6
ability to learn Correct Answer •Adult learning
-Self-directed
-Patient-centered
•Physical capability
-psychomotor skills require a patient to possess a level of
strength, coordination, and sensory acuity
-Fatigue and discomfort impede physical abilities
acute inflammatory response Correct Answer -Healing occurs
in 2 to 3 weeks, usually leaving no residual damage.
-Neutrophils are the predominant cell type at the site of
inflammation.
ADLs Correct Answer •are activities performed in the course
of a normal day
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•including ambulation, eating, dressing, bathing, and grooming.
ADN Correct Answer Associate Degree Nurse - 2 years
Lakeland Program. Education focuses on science and theoretical
and clinical courses related to the practice of nursing
, advanced beginner Correct Answer tarts trying tasks on their
own, as difficulty trouble shooting-wants information fast, an
place some advice in context that's required, uses guidelines but
without holistic understanding
Affective Correct Answer relating to moods, feelings, and
attitudes
AIDS diagnoses Correct Answer •Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) criteria: AIDS is diagnosed when an HIV-positive
individual develops at least one of several criteria
-CD4+ T-cell count less than 200
-Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) fungal infection
-Candidiasis infection must be of the bronchi, trachea, lungs, or
esophagus (not only the mouth/thrush).
alterations and manifestation Correct Answer •Hyper-
responsiveness
-Four types of allergic reactions
•Type I: immediate hypersensitivity
•Type II: cytotoxic hypersensitivity
•Type III: immune complex reaction
•Type IV: delayed-type hypersensitivity
altruism Correct Answer •caring toward others not focused on
self
aminoglycosides Correct Answer •Most commonly employed
agents
-Gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin