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The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with pneumonia. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?  Select all that apply. 

A nurse in the emergency department is assessing an elderly client who has community- acquired pneumonia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Black widow anti-venom is produced by injecting small amounts of the actual venom into horses. Several days after the first injection, the horse begins to produce antibodies against the venom. Later, more venom is injected to the animal, and exponentially more antibodies are quickly produced.  These antibodies can be harvested from the blood and used to treat bite victims. The medication is rarely used, however, as it carries a risk of causing an allergic response in humans who react to the proteins from the horse.  Injecting the horse with actual black widow venom produces what kind of immunity?

Patients often suffer from reoccurring symptoms, as the virus is never cleared from the body. Which of the following would account for this?

Black widow anti-venom is produced by injecting small amounts of the actual venom into horses. Several days after the first injection, the horse begins to produce antibodies against the venom. Later, more venom is injected to the animal, and exponentially more antibodies are quickly produced.  These antibodies can be harvested from the blood and used to treat bite victims. The medication is rarely used, however, as it carries a risk of causing an allergic response in humans who react to the proteins from the horse.  What antibodies are being produced in an allergic response?

During surgery, a patient’s axillary lymphatic ducts are damaged. What symptom do you expect to see?

A patient is infected with the herpes simplex 2 virus, more commonly known as “genital herpes.” Symptoms include the appearance of painful sores around the genitals, which typical resolve in a few days, but may be reoccurring. Which of these is responsible for fighting the virus once it enters the patient’s cells?

When a virus enters a cell, these molecules may be released to prevent the spread to nearby cells.

Patients with HIV/AIDS suffer from a lack of adaptive immunity, due to a deficiency of these cells, which are central to the stimulation of other lymphocytes.

Black widow anti-venom is produced by injecting small amounts of the actual venom into horses. Several days after the first injection, the horse begins to produce antibodies against the venom. Later, more venom is injected to the animal, and exponentially more antibodies are quickly produced.  These antibodies can be harvested from the blood and used to treat bite victims. The medication is rarely used, however, as it carries a risk of causing an allergic response in humans who react to the proteins from the horse.  The period after the first injection of venom, before antibodies are produced is known as the: