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Question 1 of 5

Priority Decision: During care of patients, what is the most important precaution for preventing transmission of infections?

A. Wearing face and eye protection during routine daily care of the patient

B. Wearing nonsterile gloves when in contact with body fluids, excretions, and contaminated items

C. Wearing a gown to protect the skin and clothing during patient care activities likely to soil clothing

D. Hand washing after touching fluids and secretions and removing gloves, as well as between patient contacts

Correct Answer: Hand washing after touching fluids and secretions and removing gloves, as well as between patient contacts

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is a major site of immune complex deposition in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

A. Thyroid

B. Glomerular basement membrane

C. Peripheral nerves

D. Mast cells

Correct Answer: Glomerular basement membrane

Question 3 of 5

What are the essential nursing actions that should be taken for a client with an immune system disorder?

A. Monitor client for depression.

B. Monitor client for infusion reactions.

C. Review drug references.

D. Advise the client on modifying the home environment.

Correct Answer: Monitor client for infusion reactions.

Question 4 of 5

Why is plasmapheresis indicated in the treatment of autoimmune disorders?

A. Obtain plasma for analysis and evaluation of specific autoantibodies

B. Decrease high lymphocyte levels in the blood to prevent immune responses

C. Remove autoantibodies, antigen-antibody complexes, and inflammatory mediators of immune reactions

D. Add monocytes to the blood to promote removal of immune complexes by the mononuclear phagocyte system

Correct Answer: Remove autoantibodies, antigen-antibody complexes, and inflammatory mediators of immune reactions

Question 5 of 5

Lysozyme

A. Helps protecting the eye from pathogens

B. Is a cationic protein able to bind the negatively charged membrane of bacteria

C. Can digest the cell wall of bacteria

D. Is a MAMP

Correct Answer: Is a MAMP

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