immunity nclex style questions Flashcards
Cellular immunity comes into play when _________ is/are activated by an antigen.
A. B cells
B. T cells
C. NK cells
T cells
Which of the following accurately describes normal changes of aging of the immune system?
A. The older adult has decreased susceptibility to infections.
B. Older adults have increased tear production.
C. Older adults have increased production of saliva and gastric secretions.
D. The thymus gland decreases in size and activity with age.
The thymus gland decreases in size and activity with age
The technique of assisting the body to develop immunity by way of injecting a diluted antigen, in a series of injections of increasing strength, over a 1- to 3-year period is known as:
A. Immunization
B. Immunotherapy
C. Vaccination
D. Anaphylaxis
Immunotherapy
The most effective treatment for a hypersensitivity disorder is:
A. Symptom management
B. Environmental control
C. Immunotherapy
D. Taking a detailed and thorough history
Environmental control
The highest priority nursing diagnosis for the patient experiencing anaphylaxis is:
A. Anxiety
B. Breathing pattern, ineffective
C. Impaired tissue perfusion
D. Impaired thought processes
breathing pattern, ineffective
Methods of improving safety for blood transfusions include which of the following? Select all that apply.
A.Careful selection of blood donors
B.Use of microaggregate filters for blood administration
C.Close monitoring of the patient receiving a blood transfusion
D.Administering blood within 6 hours of refrigeration
E.Refrigerating blood until 1 hour before administration
F.Carefully checking donor and recipient numbers before administering blood
Careful selection of blood donors
Use of microaggregate filters for blood administration
close monitoring of the patient receiving a blood transfusion
carefully checking donor and recipient numbers before administering blood
Which of the following are accurate statements regarding latex allergies?
A. Fifty percent of health care workers regularly exposed to latex are sensitized.
B. Type IV contact dermatitis is a response to natural rubber latex proteins that occurs within minutes of contact.
C. Using oil-based creams or lotions prior to donning gloves is recommended.
D. A person with a latex allergy should be taught to wear a medic alert bracelet and carry an epinephrine pen.
A person with a latex allergy should be taught to wear a medic alert bracelet and carry an epinephrine pen.
You are caring for a patient who has had an organ transplant. She is asking you about rejection and medications used to prevent it. In answering her question, you base your response on your knowledge that (select all that apply):
A.Immunosuppressive therapy is helpful in slowing the process of graft rejection.
B.Tissue rejection usually occurs within 2 to 4 days of transplantation.
C.Antigenic determinants on the cells lead to graft rejection via the immune process.
D.Infection is a threat to the patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
A Immunosuppresive therapy is helpful in slowing the process of graft rejection
C Antigenic determinants on the cells lead to graft rejection via the immune process
D infection is a threat to the patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy
The most common type of a secondary immunodeficiency disorder is:
A. Drug induced
B. Stress induced
C. Related to hypofunction of the immune system
D. Malnutrition induced
drug induced
Autoimmune disorders fall into which category of “inappropriate responses of the immune system?”
A. Hyperactive responses against environment antigens
B. Inability to protect the body
C. Failure to recognize the body as self
D. Attacks on beneficial foreign tissue
Failure to recognize body as self
