A Unit Secretary Is the Only Staff Member of the Emergency

question 10

Multiple Choice

A unit secretary is the only staff member of the emergency department who does not contract a viral upper respiratory illness during a recent outbreak. How would the nurse explain this phenomenon?

• A) The secretary had been exposed before and responded with secondary immunity.
• B) The secretary has immune tolerance.
• C) The secretary's immune system is unable to differentiate self from non-self.
• D) The secretary's immune system overproduces plasma cells.

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