Rosenthal: Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants

A patient who breastfeeds her infant asks the nurse about the immunity the infant receives from breast milk. What does the nurse tell the patient about immunity through breastfeeding? a. "The immunity protects the infant from hypersensitivity reactions." b. "The immunity provides phagocytes to help the infant fight infections." c. "The immunity results from the transfer of IgA through the breast milk." d. "The immunity protects the infant from respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) microbes." - ANS: C IgA crosses breast milk and, in the GI tract, where it is not absorbed, provides passive immunity to microbes. Infants do not receive protection from hypersensitivity reactions through breast milk. Phagocytes are not transmitted through breast milk. Infants are not protected from respiratory microbes via breast milk. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 574TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation A nurse is caring for a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus(HIV). Which finding would most concern the nurse? a. High level of macrophages b. Low neutrophil count c. Low red blood cell (RBC) count d. Very low helper T lymphocyte count - ANS: D The nurse understands that this patient may be vulnerable to opportunistic infections, especially if there were an indication of the HIV conversion to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).