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BrownTown3 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A nurse is providing education to a group of new mothers regarding immunity and infection. Which information regarding the development of immunity should the nurse include in the teaching session?

1. Acquired through immunization or exposure to the natural disease
2. Acquired through exposure to diseases from family members
3. Acquired through diseases from other children
4. Newborns being born with diseases already in their systems

Question 2

A nurse is providing information to a group of new mothers. Which rationale, indicating increased susceptibility for infant infection, should the nurse include in the teaching session?

1. Low levels of antibodies
2. High levels of maternal antibodies to diseases to which the mother has been exposed
3. Passive transplacental immunity from maternal immunoglobulin G
4. Exposure to microorganisms during the birth process

coreycathey · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation:
1. As children grow, they develop immunity through immunization or exposure to the natural disease. As children mature and become more active, they interact more frequently with other children and adults and increase their exposure to infectious agents.
2. Children cannot acquire diseases from family members who have had the disease
3. Acquiring disease from other children would not give children immunity.
4. Newborns are not born with diseases in their systems.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation:
1. The infant's immune system is not fully developed at birth, and the infant has low levels of antibodies due to lack of exposure to antigens.
2. Newborns and young infants do have high levels of maternal antibodies, but this answer is incorrect because it does not explain the susceptibility of newborns and young infants to infection.
3. Newborns and young infants do have passive transplacental immunity, but this answer is incorrect because it does not explain the susceptibility of newborns and young infants to infection.
4. Newborns and young infants do have exposure to microorganisms during the birth process, but this answer is incorrect because it does not explain the susceptibility of newborns and young infants to infection.