NUR 2571 - PN2 Exam 2. Questions & Answers.

The student nurse learns that the most important function of inflammation and immunity is which purpose? Providing protection against invading organisms A client has a leg wound that is in the second stage of the inflammatory response. For what manifestation does the nurse assess? Purulent drainage The nurse understands that which type of immunity is the longest acting? Natural active A client is taking prednisone to prevent transplant rejection. What instruction by the nurse is most important? “Avoid large crowds and people who are ill.” The nurse working with clients who have autoimmune diseases understands that what component of cell-mediated immunity is the problem? Suppressor T cells A nurse is assessing a client for acute rejection of a kidney transplant. What assessment finding requires the most rapid communication with the provider? Creatinine of 3.9 mg/dL A nurse in the family clinic is teaching a client newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) about drugs used to treat the disease. For which medication does the nurse plan primary teaching? Acetaminophen (Tylenol) An older client has returned to the surgical unit after a total hip replacement. The client is confused and restless. What intervention by the nurse is most important to prevent injury? Use an abduction pillow. The nurse on the postoperative inpatient unit assesses a client after a total hip replacement. The client’s surgical leg is visibly shorter than the other one and the client reports extreme pain. While a co-worker calls the surgeon, what action by the nurse is best? Assess neurovascular status in both legs. A nurse works in the rheumatology clinic and sees clients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which client should the nurse see first? Client with a red, hot, swollen right wrist A client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is on the postoperative nursing unit after having elective surgery. The client reports that one arm feels like “pins and needles” and that the neck is very painful since returning from surgery. What action by the nurse is best? Notify the provider immediately. The nurse working in the rheumatology clinic is seeing clients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). What assessment would be most important for the client whose chart contains the diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome? Visual acuity