NUR 2349 Med Surg Exam With Correct Answers
The nurse is educating an older adult client on routine vaccines. Which statement best describes
the recommended vaccination schedule for an older adult client? ✔️✔️a tetanus-diphtheria
booster every 10 years, annual influenza vaccine, and a one-time administration of
pneumococcal vaccine at 65 years of age
A client is receiving an IV immune stimulant and develops a cardiac arrhythmia. What is the
nurse's priority action? ✔️✔️Stop the drug immediately.
Which statement indicates that the client understands immunosuppressant therapy following a
solid organ transplant? ✔️✔️"I know that I will need to stay on this medication for the rest of
my life."
Which is the most likely indication for the use of immunosuppressant agents? ✔️✔️Organ
transplantation
A female client asks why she must consult with the health care provider when she uses cold
products for her children. What is the nurse's best response? ✔️✔️"There is a risk of overdose,
because acetaminophen is a very common ingredient in OTC cold, flu, fever, and pain
remedies."
, A nurse is receiving post-exposure prophylaxis for hepatitis B. What would the nurse most likely
receive? ✔️✔️Immune globulin
A group of students are reviewing class material about lymphoid tissue. The students
demonstrate a need for additional teaching when they identify this as lymphoid tissue?
✔️✔️Histamine
An 11-year-old client is having a cavity filled in the left mandibular first molar. The health care
provider has prescribed aspirin for pain relief after the procedure. The nurse discovers upon
assessment that the child is suffering from a flulike illness. The nurse contacts the health care
provider about the prescribed medication for pain. What is the risk if aspirin is administered to
this client? ✔️✔️Reye syndrome
Which is an example of artificially acquired active immunity? (Select all that apply.) ✔️✔️-
Administration of the varicella vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease.
-Administration of the influenza vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease.
-Administration of the rubella vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease.
The nurse is assessing a new client admitted to a nursing home. The client asks the nurse to
explain interleukins. The nurse would include which information? ✔️✔️"Interleukins help the
immune system with inflammation."
The nurse is educating an older adult client on routine vaccines. Which statement best describes
the recommended vaccination schedule for an older adult client? ✔️✔️a tetanus-diphtheria
booster every 10 years, annual influenza vaccine, and a one-time administration of
pneumococcal vaccine at 65 years of age
A client is receiving an IV immune stimulant and develops a cardiac arrhythmia. What is the
nurse's priority action? ✔️✔️Stop the drug immediately.
Which statement indicates that the client understands immunosuppressant therapy following a
solid organ transplant? ✔️✔️"I know that I will need to stay on this medication for the rest of
my life."
Which is the most likely indication for the use of immunosuppressant agents? ✔️✔️Organ
transplantation
A female client asks why she must consult with the health care provider when she uses cold
products for her children. What is the nurse's best response? ✔️✔️"There is a risk of overdose,
because acetaminophen is a very common ingredient in OTC cold, flu, fever, and pain
remedies."
, A nurse is receiving post-exposure prophylaxis for hepatitis B. What would the nurse most likely
receive? ✔️✔️Immune globulin
A group of students are reviewing class material about lymphoid tissue. The students
demonstrate a need for additional teaching when they identify this as lymphoid tissue?
✔️✔️Histamine
An 11-year-old client is having a cavity filled in the left mandibular first molar. The health care
provider has prescribed aspirin for pain relief after the procedure. The nurse discovers upon
assessment that the child is suffering from a flulike illness. The nurse contacts the health care
provider about the prescribed medication for pain. What is the risk if aspirin is administered to
this client? ✔️✔️Reye syndrome
Which is an example of artificially acquired active immunity? (Select all that apply.) ✔️✔️-
Administration of the varicella vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease.
-Administration of the influenza vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease.
-Administration of the rubella vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease.
The nurse is assessing a new client admitted to a nursing home. The client asks the nurse to
explain interleukins. The nurse would include which information? ✔️✔️"Interleukins help the
immune system with inflammation."
