You are the nurse caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with
diphtheria. What precautions do you initiate?
A.Standard
B.Contact
C.Airborne
D.Droplet - answer D
What is the classic symptom of Fifth Disease?
A.Rash or "slapped cheek"
B.Fever
C.Diarrhea
D.Vomiting - answer A
A nurse realizes that further instruction needs to be provided to the
mother o fa child infected with mumps needs she states:
,a) I should encourage my child to drink plenty of fluids
b) My child can use heat or ice for pain related to swollen glands
c)I should give my child aspirin for pain and fever reduction
d) I should encourage my child to rest - answer C
You are conducting a teaching session for mothers at a local school
on measles. Which of the following would you want to include in this
education?
a.The first symptoms are runny nose and coughing
b.There is no specific treatment for measles, and vaccination is the
best prevention
c.The child has no immunity to measles until vaccinated
d.The communicable period usually ranges from 10 to 15 days after
the rash appears - answer B
You have a patient come into the emergency department with a red
bull eye rash on their left leg. What medication would you expect
the physician to order?
a.Gabapentin
b.Doxycycline
c.Oxycodone
d.Hydrocortisone - answer B
A client comes in for a tetanus vaccine. What response from the
client would prompt the nurse for further education?
A)"I will require a booster every 10 years to maintain an immune
response."
B)"If I get tetanus and recover, I will then have total immunity."
C)"If I get an injury from a rusty nail, I should seek treatment."
D)"Diabetes and IV drug usage can increase my risks of contracting
tetanus." - answer B
, •You are educating the parents of an Infant on the importance of
the Polio Vaccine, which statement from the parents would indicate
a need for further teaching?
•A. "My child is immunocompromised so we would need to give
them the OPV vaccine."
•B. "The IPV vaccine is composed of inactivated poliovirus"
•C. "My child should receive the polio vaccine at 2 and 4 months,
between 6-18 months, and 4-6 years.
•D. "My child had a severe reaction to the polio vaccine at 2 months
so they should not continue to get them." - answer A
A nurse is providing education to a patient who is diagnosed with
Hansen's disease. Which statement shows the patient understood
the teaching?
a."There is no treatment available for Hansen's Disease."
b."I will take multidrug therapy with dapsone and rifampicin if I
have more than five skin lesions."
c."I will add clofazimine daily to rifampicin and dapsone if I have a
skin smear test that is negative."
d."My treatment will last between one to two years." - answer D
refers to the combination of an individual's psychological,
physiological, spiritual, and sociological being. - answer Holism
involves in providing nursing care while keeping the totality of the
patient. - answer Holistic Nursing
Special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides
intensive care medicine - answer Intensive care unit (ICU)
TYPE OF ICU
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