NCLEX Practice Questions, Quiz No 411 with Rationale and Answer

NCLEX Practice Questions, Quiz No 411 with Rationale and Answer

Nurse is doing physical assessment of a patient and found that, he exhibits all of the following. Now, which of these is considered a primary defense against infection???

• 1) Fever
• 2) Intact skin
• 3) Inflammation
• 4) Lethargy

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Correct Answer is:

2) Intact skin

The Rationale is as under:

• Intact skin is considered a primary defense against infection.
• Fever, the inflammatory response, and phagocytosis (a process of killing pathogens) are considered secondary defenses against infection.