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An HIV-negative patient who has an HIV-positive partner asks the nurse about requirements for taking Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) . What information is most important to teach the patient about this drug?

For a person to be immunocompetent, which processes need to be functional and interact appropriately with each other?(Select all that apply)

Multiple Myloma is a cancer that specifically impacts the immune system by:

The nurse is taking report on a client  who had a right pneumonectomy 4 days ago. Which question is the most appropriate to ask during shift report?

A nurse has educated a patient on an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen). What statement by the patient indicates the need for additional additional instruction ?

The patient who had a positive purified protein derivative (PPD) test for tuberculosis has redness and a 9mm induration at the injection site. The nurse suspects which type of hypersensitivity reaction?

A nursing student learning about antibody-mediated immunity (AMI) and determines that the cell with the most direct role in this process begins its development in which tissue or organ?

Which short-term client outcome would be most appropriate for a client admitted to the hospital with hyperemesis gravidarum and unable to tolerate regular food and fluid intake?

Which clinical focus is of highest priority for a client with a missed abortion who has developed disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC)?

Once B-Cells are partially activated by a pathogen, they then have to become completely activated by which component of the immune system?