In our 2020 Summer Reading assignment: Brain on Fire  by Susannah Cahalan, we read that Susannah Cahalan was treated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions.  The goal of treatment with Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) is to:

When evaluating the arterial blood gases (ABG’s) of a client with a 15 year history of    COPD/Emphysema, which of these Arterial Blood Gas results are primarily characteristic of   the client with COPD/Emphysema?    

A client has eaten strawberries and is experiencing anaphylactic reaction.  An epinephrine injection has been given.  Which of the following assessment findings best indicates that the medication is effective?      

 Which nursing intervention is the highest priority during the first twenty-four (24)  hours postoperatively for the client who had a total laryngectomy due to cancer of the larynx?                                            

A client reports that he has received the Bacilli- Calmette- Guerin (BCG) vaccination.  Which of the following is the best method to determine the client’s  tuberculosis (TB) status?              

Which is the priority goal of treatment for a client with rheumatoid arthritis?

A client with a 10-year history of asthma presents with respiratory distress  labored breathing, use of accessory muscles, and audible inspiratory and expiratory wheezes.  Which of the following assessments would most readily indicate the client’s asthmatic condition is worsening?        

A nurse practices sterile (aseptic) technique while suctioning a client’s tracheostomy.  The purpose of maintaining sterile (aseptic) technique is to break the chain of infection at which element?

The nurse caring for a patient with impaired immunity knows when her patient’s white blood cell count is 20,000 cell/mm 3, the assessment finding requiring priority intervention is:     

The nurse is counseling a woman who is beginning antitubercular therapy with rifampin.  The client also takes an oral contraceptive.  Which statement by the nurse is most accurate regarding potential drug interactions?