Author Question: The client has allergic rhinitis and asks the nurse what causes this. How should the nurse respond? ... (Read 55 times)

jessicacav · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The client has allergic rhinitis and asks the nurse what causes this. How should the nurse respond?

1. It can occur after exposure to animal dander.
2. Tobacco smoke causes it in some people.
3. Exposure to pollens from weeds and grass cause an allergic response in some people.
4. It is caused by asthma.
5. You inherited the predisposition for this.

Question 2

The nursing instructor teaches the nursing students about the major functions of the upper respiratory tract. What will the best plan by the nursing instructor include?

1. Inward airflow from the trachea branches off to the two bronchi.
2. The nose warms the air before it reaches the lungs.
3. The nasal mucosa is the first line of immunological defense.
4. Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system constricts arterioles in the nose.
5. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system constricts arterioles in the nose.

ong527 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: One of the causative factors for allergic rhinitis is animal dander.
Rationale 2: Tobacco smoke causes the allergic rhinitis reaction in some people.
Rationale 3: Allergic response to pollen can cause allergic rhinitis in some people.
Rationale 4: Although associated with asthma, allergic rhinitis is not caused by asthma.
Rationale 5: There is a strong genetic predisposition for allergic rhinitis.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2,3,5
Rationale 1: The trachea and bronchi are part of the lower respiratory tract.
Rationale 2: The nose warms the air before it reaches the lungs.
Rationale 3: The nasal mucosa is the first line of immunological defense.
Rationale 4: Activation of the sympathetic nervous system, not the parasympathetic nervous system, constricts arterioles in the nose.
Rationale 5: Activation of the sympathetic nervous system constricts arterioles in the nose.