NUR 254 Immune
- True or False
inflammation only occurs with infection
Answer False
- Which of the following patients is showing signs of inflammation? SATA
- cellulitis patient with reddened and warm area on leg
- diabetic patient with wound on toe that is swollen and painful
- patient with pneumonia whose WBC count is WNL
- patient with an infiltrated IV, site is puffy, red, and warm
- teenager with rhinovirus who has a reddened and swollen nose
Answer
1, 2, 4, 5
- The nurse is reading a note from the wound consult and sees that the site has been described
as "blistered, with some serosanguinous drainage." The nurse would expect this exudate to look like
Answer
- frank blood
- sticky and web-like
- thin and clear
- pink-tinged and thin
Answer 4
- Which exudate term would the nurse be most concerned about?
- serous 1 / 2
- serosanguinous
- purulent
- fibrinous
Answer 3
- A patient's lab work comes back with elevated levels of C-reactive protein. What
- the patient has an infection in their lungs
- the patient is fighting an infection
- the patient's recently broken leg is now infected
- the patient has inflammation somewhere in their body
information does this tell the nurse?
Answer 4
- A patient returns to the clinic 1 week after getting stitches for a deep wound on their arm. A
CBC shows the following
Bands 5%, neutrophils 70%, lymphocytes 17%, monocytes 4%, eosinophils 3%, basophils 1%.This patient likely has
- a viral infection
- no infection
- a bacterial infection
- a fungal infection
Answer 3
- A patient with pneumonia is admitted to the hospital for respiratory support. Which lab result
- left shift in the CBC differential
- high levels of lymphocytes
- / 2
would make the nurse question the need for antibiotics?