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kellyjaisingh

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A new mother asks the nurse why the child will need immunizations. Which statement should the nurse make to this mother?
 
  A) The infant is born with immunity to some diseases, but those immunities decrease over the first year of life.
  B) The antibodies the fetus gets from the mother are in the placenta, so after birth they are no longer available to the infant.
  C) The immunities that the infant is born with are not for the same diseases they will be immunized against.
  D) Infants are unable to develop antibodies to protect them from diseases so they must be immunized.

Question 2

When understanding the body and its functions, the nurse recognizes that protecting the body from attacks by microorganisms and helping the body get rid of or resist invasion by foreign materials is a major role of which body system?
 
  A) Nervous system
  B) Musculoskeletal system
  C) Respiratory system
  D) Immune system



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A

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Ans: D





 

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