Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: The autoimmune response occurs when the body responds to specific self-antigens to produce antibodies.
Rationale 2: Chronic inflammation is insidious and has a slow onset of the inflammatory process that might not have the typical distinct stages of inflammation.
Rationale 3: Acute inflammation has a rapid onset and involves specific stages of inflammation.
Rationale 4: Histocompatibility is the body's last barrier of defense, capable of distinguishing between self and non-self cells.
Global Rationale: Chronic inflammation is caused primarily by lymphocytes and macrophages. It has a slow onset and does not always present the distinct stages that are characteristic of acute inflammation. The autoimmune response occurs when the body responds to specific self-antigens to produce antibodies. Acute inflammation has a rapid onset and involves specific stages of inflammation. Histocompatibility is the body's last barrier of defense, capable of distinguishing between self and non-self cells.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Aspirin is not always safe for children.
Rationale 2: Aspirin should not be given to children who have or have had a viral infection, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome. If a child has a recent or current history of viral infection, the aspirin should be changed to acetaminophen.
Rationale 3: The nurse has not answered the mother's question.
Rationale 4: Once the child is admitted to the hospital, it is the health care provider's responsibility to assess and manage the treatment of inflammation and fever. Although trust and rapport are extremely important, and the child would have more trust in the mother than in health care professionals, allowing continued self-medication would not be recommended.
Global Rationale: Children under age 19 should never be administered products that contain aspirin when they have flu symptoms, fever, or chickenpox, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal disease. It is unclear how aspirin contributes to Reye's syndrome, because the condition can appear without aspirin use. The incidence of Reye's syndrome is now very rare due to public awareness of the risk associated with aspirin use. Once the child is admitted to the hospital, it is the health care provider's responsibility to assess and manage the treatment of inflammation and fever. Although trust and rapport are extremely important, and the child would have more trust in the mother than in health care professionals, allowing continued self-medication would not be recommended.