NSG 527 Theories of Holistic Nursing Management B Exam | Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)
The nurse who is reviewing laboratory data for an 89-year-old patient will be most concerned about a: -
✔✔white blood cell count (WBC) of 2000/mL.
A patient who has vague symptoms of fatigue and headaches is found to have a positive enzyme
immunoassay (EIA) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies. In discussing the test results
with the patient, the nurse informs the patient that:
A. it will probably be 10 or more years before the patient develops acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). - ✔✔the EIA test will need to be repeated to verify the results.
A patient is admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) and HIV testing is
positive. Based on diagnostic criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the patient is diagnosed as having: - ✔✔AIDS
Ten years after seroconversion, an HIV-infected patient has a CD4+ cell count of 1000/µl and an
undetectable viral load. What is the priority nursing intervention at this time? - ✔✔Encourage adequate
nutrition, exercise, and sleep.
Which hypersensitivity reaction releases enzymes that increase tissue damage? - ✔✔Type III
Rationale: Type III reaction occurs when neutrophils attempt to phagocytize the immune complexes,
and enzymes are released that increase tissue damage.
Type I is triggered when an allergen interacts with IgE, which is bound to mast cells and basophils.
A type II reaction is the rupture of cells targeted by the immune response that may affect a variety of
organs and tissues. Hemolytic transfusion reaction caused by blood incompatibility is an example.
Type IV reaction is an exaggerated interaction between an antigen and the normal cell mediated
mechanism.
. A nurse is teaching foot care to a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following information
should the nurse include in the teaching? - ✔✔Dry feet off including in between toes after bathing.
Perform nail care after bathing.
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