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B · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse is providing education to a mother about the importance of having her infant immunized for measles, mumps, and rubella. This immunization will provide what type of immunity?

a. Active
b. Passive
c. Natural
d. Acquired

Question 2

The original goal of deinstitutionalizat ion was to:

a. Reduce state costs of caring for the chronically mentally ill.
b. Replace state psychiatric hospitals with community-based treatment programs.
c. Modernize psychiatric hospitals.
d. Allow mentally ill persons to live on their own to test their life skills.

14vl19 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Active immunity refers to the immunization of an individual by administration of an antigen (in-fectious agent or vaccine) and is usually characterized by the presence of an antibody produced by the individual host.

Answer to Question 2

B
The original goal was to replace large psychiatric hospitals with community-based treatments centers. However, federal and state governments failed to allocate the needed funds.