ANCC Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam Prep

Category - Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice Test

A patient just developed chickenpox. The nurse will monitor him for acute glomerulonephritis for _________.

  1. 3 days
  2. 7 days
  3. 2 weeks
  4. 2 months
Explanation
Answer - C - 2 weeks. Circulating immune complexes may become trapped in the glomerular membrane and cause an inflammatory response 10 to 14 days after the initial infection.
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