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The Department of Health and Human Services is a highly versatile agency that has a myriad of responsibilities. The agencies that constitute the branches of the Department of Health and Human Services each provide a multitude of services.
 
  One of the branches is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The student nurse is preparing a report for clinical after a conference and must address the services that are provided by this branch. Based on this research, the student nurse would be correct in including which information about what services this branch provides? A) Provides services and assistance to needy children and families
  B) Provides services to the elderly, promoting independence and providing home-delivered meals
  C) Provides research designed to improve quality of healthcare, including information on costs and client safety
  D) Provides information, assessments, and educational training to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's national priorities list of hazardous substance and waste sites

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A nurse is addressing a group of nursing students about gamma globulins. What is the best response to the nursing students about the function of IgG?
 
  A) Stimulates complement activity
  B) Functions as an antigen receptor
  C) Protects the fetus before birth against antitoxins, viruses, and bacteria
  D) Helpful in defense against invasion of microbes via nose, eyes, lungs, and intestines


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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Provides research designed to improve quality of healthcare, including information on costs and client safety. Administration for Children and Families (ACF): Provides services and assistance to needy children and families. Administration on Aging (AOA): Provides services to the elderly, promoting independence and providing home-delivered meals. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Provides information, assessments, and educational training related to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's national priorities list of hazardous substances and waste sites.

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IgG protects fetus before birth against antitoxins, viruses, and bacteria. IgM stimulates complement activity. IgD functions as an antigen receptor. IgA helps in defense against invasion of microbes via nose, eyes, lungs, and intestines.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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