NUR 2092 Chapter 15: Introduction to
the Immune Response and Inflammation
Exam with Correct Answers
The classic signs of inflammation include: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔rubor, swelling,
and pain.
A client has developed a wound infection and leukocytes are leaving the
bloodstream to perform phagocytosis on pathogens. What white cells are
most likely performing this function? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Neutrophils
A client has sought care because of seasonal allergies that are having a
negative effect on the client's quality of life. The nurse should recognize the
role of what immunoglobulin in this client's health problem? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔IgE
, A client is experiencing an inflammatory response following an injury. What
assessment finding would confirm the role of thromboxanes in the
inflammatory process? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding has stopped at the injury
site
To help understand immunostimulant drug therapy, the client has come to
the clinic for a class on leukocytes and infection. The nurse explains that
the term leukocyte refers to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔White blood cells
A client has developed Kaposi's sarcoma. What defense mechanism is the
most affected by this homeostatic change initially? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
skin is affected.
When considering the immunosuppressed client, which assessment finding
has the greatest significance? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔fever
A client is lying on the back for more than 3 hours. The client develops a
reddened area on the coccyx. What response is noted with the
development of the reddened area? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inflammation
The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis who is scheduled
for an injection of an anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) medication for
the first time. The client states, "I don't have a tumor that I know of, so why
the Immune Response and Inflammation
Exam with Correct Answers
The classic signs of inflammation include: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔rubor, swelling,
and pain.
A client has developed a wound infection and leukocytes are leaving the
bloodstream to perform phagocytosis on pathogens. What white cells are
most likely performing this function? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Neutrophils
A client has sought care because of seasonal allergies that are having a
negative effect on the client's quality of life. The nurse should recognize the
role of what immunoglobulin in this client's health problem? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔IgE
, A client is experiencing an inflammatory response following an injury. What
assessment finding would confirm the role of thromboxanes in the
inflammatory process? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding has stopped at the injury
site
To help understand immunostimulant drug therapy, the client has come to
the clinic for a class on leukocytes and infection. The nurse explains that
the term leukocyte refers to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔White blood cells
A client has developed Kaposi's sarcoma. What defense mechanism is the
most affected by this homeostatic change initially? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
skin is affected.
When considering the immunosuppressed client, which assessment finding
has the greatest significance? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔fever
A client is lying on the back for more than 3 hours. The client develops a
reddened area on the coccyx. What response is noted with the
development of the reddened area? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inflammation
The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis who is scheduled
for an injection of an anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) medication for
the first time. The client states, "I don't have a tumor that I know of, so why
