Ch. 71 PrepU

Which is the usual incubation period (from infection to first symptom) for AIDS?

10 years

A client is diagnosed with a methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. When developing the client's plan of care, the nurse would include which of the following?

Administration of prescribed vancomycin

You are a school nurse teaching a health class about the chain of infection in the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). A student asks you which part of the chain of infection can be missing when transmission occurs. What would be your best answer?

All parts of the chain of infection have to be present for the disease to be passed to another human

The nurse recognizes what groups of people are at an increased risk for infection?

Debilitated clients Older adults Clients with impaired skin

The nurse is caring for a patient with a meningococcus infection. What type of precautions should be used for this patient?

Droplet

The nurse is caring for a female client who has been diagnosed with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The nurse is aware that if this client had not received treatment, what other serious issues could have resulted from this disease?

Increased risk of HIV infection Infection and scarring of the Fallopian tubes Eye infection in an infant born to a woman with this disease

A patient has developed chickenpox and asks the nurse what the incubation period would be. What should the nurse inform the patient?

It is 10-21 days

Which term describes the time interval after primary infection when a microorganism lives within the host without producing clinical evidence?

Latency

A client in the emergency department is diagnosed with a communicable disease. When complications of the disease are discovered, the client is admitted to the hospital and placed in respiratory isolation. Which infection warrants airborne isolation?

Measles

The nurse educator identifies the student understands the function of normal flora in the human body when the student makes which statement?

Normal flora compete with potential pathogens and work symbiotically with the host

The nurse is seeing a client in the community health clinic who reports finding "sores" in the mouth. On assessment, the nurse notes the lesions appear flat, flesh colored and papillary. What should the nurse do next?

Obtain a health history that includes inquiring about sexual health practices

Which can be used for rehydration therapy for diarrheal disorders?

Oral rehydration salts (ORS)

When assessing a client with suspected pertussis, which of the following would the nurse most likely find?

Paroxysmal cough

The nurse is reviewing the medical records of several patients who have been diagnosed with the following infections: Patient A: Mumps PatientB: Respiratory syncytial virus Patient C: Tuberculosis Patient D: Impetigo Patient E: Scabies The nurse would implement contact precautions for which patients?

Patients B, D, E

A nurse would implement droplet precautions for a client with which condition?

Pertussis, Mumps, Parvovirus B 19

During flu season, a nurse is teaching clients about the chain of infection. What components are considered "links" in this chain?

Susceptible host Portal of entry Infectious agen

The nurse is scheduled to administer tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine to a client at the clinic. The client states, "I had a reaction the last time I got an immunization." What action should the nurse take first?

Withhold the immunization