The nursing student learns how infants acquire immunity. Which statement about this process is correct?

A patient who has chronic liver disease reports contact with a person who has tuberculosis (TB). The nurse will counsel this patient to contact the provider to discuss which of the following?

The parent of a 12-month-old child who has received the MMR, varicella, and hepatitis A vaccines calls the clinic to report redness and swelling at the vaccine injection sites and a temperature of 100.3° F. The nurse will perform which action?

A patient with HIV infection has been receiving antiretroviral therapy for 4 months. At the initiation of treatment, the patient had a viral load of 60 copies/mL. Today’s lab results reveal a viral load below the limit of detection (

Combination of corticosteroids with certain antibiotics can result in which of the following?

The nurse caring for a patient who will receive penicillin to treat an infection asks the patient about previous drug reactions. The patient reports having had a rash when taking penicillin. The nurse will contact the provider to

A patient is diagnosed with histoplasmosis and will begin taking oral ketoconazole. What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient about this medication?

A young adult patient is in the clinic to receive a tetanus vaccine after sustaining a laceration injury. The nurse learns that the patient, who works in a day care center, has not had any vaccines for more than 10 years. Which vaccine will the nurse expect to administer?

A patient who takes an oral sulfonylurea medication will begin taking fluconazole. The nurse will expect to monitor which of the following in this patient?

A patient who will begin taking trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (TMP–SMX) asks the nurse why the combination drug is necessary. The nurse will explain that the combination is used to