While Caring for a Client with Thermal Injury, a Nurse

question 4

Multiple Choice

While caring for a client with thermal injury, a nurse avoids overhydration from excessive fluid resuscitation. Which risk does the nurse prevent in the client?

• A) Collapse of alveoli
• B) Upper airway tract infection
• C) Increased loss of bronchial cilia
• D) Decreased total lung compliance
• E) Decreased oxygen levels in blood
• Completion
• Complete each statement.

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Definitions:

Natural Killer Cells

A type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) that plays a major role in the rejection of tumors and cells infected by viruses.

Interferons

A group of signaling proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, or tumor cells.

Antigen-Presenting Cells

Cells that process and present antigens to T-cells to initiate an immune response.

Major Histocompatibility Complex

Major Histocompatibility Complex is a set of genes that code for proteins on the cell surface, which help the immune system recognize foreign substances.