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Chapter 66 Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases1.Upon assessment, the nurse would expect to find which skin problem when caring for a patient
with Lyme disease?
A) Petechiae B) Eczema C) Erythema migrans D) Psoriasis
2.When caring for a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the nurse knows that
the presenting clinical manifestations include which of the following?
A) Nausea and vomiting C) Dizziness and tinnitus
B) Diarrhea and dehydration D) Fever and cough
3.A child has been admitted to the pediatric unit with infectious diarrhea. The nurse should
be alert to the following indicator of dehydration?
A) Moist mucous membranes C) Profuse salivation
B) Weak pulse D) Increased tearing
4.A 6-year-old child has acute diarrhea from taking an antibiotic for a respiratory infection. Which
of the following foods would the nurse teach the mother is appropriate to prevent diarrhea and
dehydration?
A) Yogurt B) Canned soda C) Undiluted grape juice D) Jell-O
5.A patient currently in the nursing home has been diagnosed with Clostridium difficile. To
prevent the spread of this infectious disease to other residents, the nurse would utilize which type
of precaution?
A) Contact B) Droplet C) Airborne D) No precautions are necessary
6.A nurse developing a care plan for a patient with Legionnaire's disease would expect which
medication classification to be ordered for treatment?
A) Antifungals B) Antibiotics C) Antivirals D) Antidiarrheals
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,7.A patient is complaining of increased vaginal discharge and perineal itching. The nurse knows
that the most common complication seen in women with gonorrhea is which of the
following?
A) Weight gain C) Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
B) Altered menstrual periods D) Upper abdominal pain
8.An adolescent patient who has developed primary syphilis is trying to determine when she may
have contracted the disease. The nurse would be correct in informing her that these painless
lesions developed approximately how many weeks after initial inoculation? A) 1 week B) 1
month C) 2 to 3 weeks D) 3 days
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, 9.Nurses can contract bloodborne diseases via the health care setting. Which vaccine will reduce
the risk of contracting a bloodborne virus?
A) Hepatitis B vaccine
B) PPD (purified protein derivative of tuberculin) administration
C) Varicella vaccine
D) MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine
10.Live vaccines are contraindicated in certain patient populations. In which of the following
diseases would live vaccines not be indicated?
A) Congestive heart failure
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Leukemia
D) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
11.A nurse is discussing precautions used for patients with known or suspected serious illness
transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei. For which disease process would airborne precautions be
implemented?
A) Scabies B) Measles C) Pertussis D) Impetigo
12.The health care population must be alert to the spread of untreatable, aggressive diseases
worldwide. Which of the following have been prepared as biological weapons?
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