Adams, Pharmacology for Nurses: A
Pathophysiologic Approach, 5/E
Chapter 34 exam 2026
A child has leukemia and is immunosuppressed due to chemotherapy. The mother
frantically calls the clinic to say that her child was exposed to varicella (chicken
pox). What does the best plan by the nurse include?
1. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an injection of
varicella immune globulin if he develops chicken pox.
2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an injection of
varicella immune globulin.
3. The child should be brought to the clinic immediately to receive a vaccination
for chicken pox.
4. The child should be kept away from other children to avoid further exposure to
varicella. - correct answer-2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as
possible to receive an injection of varicella immune globulin.
The physician has ordered cyclosporine (Sandimmune) for the client who has
undergone a kidney transplant. What will the nurse's priority assessment of this
client include?
1. Assessing for infection
2. Assessing for peripheral edema
3. Assessing airway clearance
4. Assessing cardiac output - correct answer-1. Assessing for infection
, The client receives cyclosporine (Neoral). The nurse completes medication
education and evaluates that learning has occurred when the client makes which
statement?
1. "I must check my blood pressure; it can run low with this medication."
2. "I cannot have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
3. "Mealtimes will have no effect on when I take this medication."
4. "I might have an increased urine output with this medication." - correct
answer-2. "I cannot have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
The nurse manages care for clients who have had organ transplants. What is the
best information for the nurse to include when teaching the clients about body
defenses?
1. Nonspecific body defense is effective primarily against bacteria.
2. Specific body defense usually only acts against a single organism.
3. Specific body defense includes the complement system.
4. Nonspecific body defense is also known as the immune response. - correct
answer-2. Specific body defense usually only acts against a single organism.
The nursing instructor is teaching student nurses about humoral and cell-
mediated immune responses. What does the best teaching plan include?
1. Helper T cells are an important part of humoral immunity.
2. Humoral immunity refers to immune responses where targets are attacked by
immune cells.
3. B lymphocytes are an important part of cell-mediated immunity.
4. Humoral immunity refers to immune responses that are mediated by
antibodies. - correct answer-4. Humoral immunity refers to immune responses
that are mediated by antibodies.
Pathophysiologic Approach, 5/E
Chapter 34 exam 2026
A child has leukemia and is immunosuppressed due to chemotherapy. The mother
frantically calls the clinic to say that her child was exposed to varicella (chicken
pox). What does the best plan by the nurse include?
1. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an injection of
varicella immune globulin if he develops chicken pox.
2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an injection of
varicella immune globulin.
3. The child should be brought to the clinic immediately to receive a vaccination
for chicken pox.
4. The child should be kept away from other children to avoid further exposure to
varicella. - correct answer-2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as
possible to receive an injection of varicella immune globulin.
The physician has ordered cyclosporine (Sandimmune) for the client who has
undergone a kidney transplant. What will the nurse's priority assessment of this
client include?
1. Assessing for infection
2. Assessing for peripheral edema
3. Assessing airway clearance
4. Assessing cardiac output - correct answer-1. Assessing for infection
, The client receives cyclosporine (Neoral). The nurse completes medication
education and evaluates that learning has occurred when the client makes which
statement?
1. "I must check my blood pressure; it can run low with this medication."
2. "I cannot have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
3. "Mealtimes will have no effect on when I take this medication."
4. "I might have an increased urine output with this medication." - correct
answer-2. "I cannot have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
The nurse manages care for clients who have had organ transplants. What is the
best information for the nurse to include when teaching the clients about body
defenses?
1. Nonspecific body defense is effective primarily against bacteria.
2. Specific body defense usually only acts against a single organism.
3. Specific body defense includes the complement system.
4. Nonspecific body defense is also known as the immune response. - correct
answer-2. Specific body defense usually only acts against a single organism.
The nursing instructor is teaching student nurses about humoral and cell-
mediated immune responses. What does the best teaching plan include?
1. Helper T cells are an important part of humoral immunity.
2. Humoral immunity refers to immune responses where targets are attacked by
immune cells.
3. B lymphocytes are an important part of cell-mediated immunity.
4. Humoral immunity refers to immune responses that are mediated by
antibodies. - correct answer-4. Humoral immunity refers to immune responses
that are mediated by antibodies.
