Exam 5 Practice Questions
A nurse is teaching a client who has AIDS about the transmission of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the teaching?
PCP results from an impaired immune system
A nurse is assessing a preschooler who has influenza and reports the new onset of a sore throat and difficulty swallowing. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
The child is drooling
A nurse is providing teaching about immunizations to the parents of a severely immunocompromised child who has human immunodeficiency virus. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
The pneumococcal and influenza vaccines are recommended for your child
A nurse in the emergency department is reviewing lab results for several children who have manifestations of influenza. Which of the following children should the nurse the nurse report to the provider immediately?
An infant with a WBC count of 24,000/mm3
A public health nurse is caring for an older adult client who has chronic airflow limitation disease and is a former cigarette smoker. The clients medications include ipratropium bromide and albuterol inhalers, and she has a new prescription for home oxygen to use as needed. Primary prevention for this client should include which of the following?
Annual influenza immunizations
A nurse is assessing a client who has a positive tuberculin skin test. Which of the following findings indicates that the client has active tuberculosis?
Night sweats
