Title: Apply the nursing process to a client with an immune disorder.
Course: Practical Nursing II (14052-II) > Section: Applying Concepts Related to Wellness and Illness

Application should include

- knowledge of human immunodeficiencies
  - hypersensitivities
  - pathophysiology
  - nursing assessment
  - outcomes
  - interventions
  - evaluation of the client
- development of a plan of care
- application of nursing assessment, outcomes, interventions, and evaluation of pharmacological agents and/or therapies used for treatment
- application of nursing assessment, outcomes, interventions, and evaluation of dietary principles of educational guidelines.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is the pathophysiology of a depressed immune system explained?
- What is the difference between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS?
- How would one explain transmission of HIV? How does one prevent an HIV infection?
- What are the nursing interventions for the management of the client with HIV?
- What considerations would one contemplate when developing a plan of care to meet the biological, psychological, social, dietary, and cultural needs of the client?
- What common pharmacological agents are used in the management of the client with HIV infection, and what are the side effects?
- What are signs and symptoms for hypersensitivity reactions?
- How would one care for anaphylaxis?