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A client is admitted to the hospital for general paresis as a complication of syphilis. Which therapy should the nurse anticipate will most likely be prescribed for this client?
Penicillin therapy
The nurse cares for a client who develops pyrexia three days after surgery. The nurse should monitor the client for which signs and symptoms commonly associated with pyrexia? (Select all that apply.)
Tachypnea Increased pulse rate
What is the incubation period for an infectious disease?
The interval between entrance of pathogen into body and appearance of first symptoms
What clinical manifestations does a nurse expect a client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) most likely to exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
Joint pain Facial rash Pericarditis
Ampicillin 250 mg by mouth every six hours is prescribed for a client who is to be discharged. Which statement indicates to the nurse that the client understands the teaching about ampicillin?
"The medicine should be taken one hour before or two hours after meals."
A client with tuberculosis asks the nurse about the communicability of the disease. Which is the best response by the nurse?
"Untreated active tuberculosis is communicable."
A client is to receive an intravenous (IV) antibiotic in 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride to be administered over 20 minutes. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump? Record your answer using a whole number. __________ mL/hr
150 ml/hr
The nurse is reviewing blood screening tests of the immune system of a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The nurse expects to find:
A decrease in CD4 T cells
A client with a recent history of sinusitis develops meningitis and demonstrates a positive Brudzinski sign. The priority nursing care is:
Administering prescribed antibiotics
A client presents to the emergency department with a fever, headache, loss of appetite, and malaise. The nurse identifies raised red bumps on the client's arms and legs. A diagnosis of chickenpox is made. The client should be placed in a private room with what kind of precautions?
Airborne precautions
A client is diagnosed with gastroenteritis. What does the nurse determine is the basic intention underlying the unique dietary management for this client?
Eliminate chemical, mechanical, and thermal irritation.
A nurse is concerned about the public health implications of gonorrhea diagnosed in a 16-year-old adolescent. Which should be of most concern to the nurse?
Finding the client's contacts
A client who has been diagnosed with Lyme disease is started on doxycycline (Vibramycin) as part of the therapy. What should the nurse do when administering this drug?
Give the medication an hour before milk products are ingested.
What criteria should the nurse consider when determining if an infection should be categorized as a health care-associated infection?
Occurred in conjunction with treatment for an illness
An older client with a history of congestive heart failure expresses concern about potential exposure to tuberculosis. The client states that a roommate at the extended care facility where the client resides sleeps a lot, coughs a great deal, and sometimes spits up blood. The primary reason that the nurse pursues more information about the roommate is because:
Older adults with chronic illness are affected adversely by tuberculosis
A client arrives at the clinic after being bitten by a raccoon in an area in the woods where rabies is endemic. When considering the client's needs, the nurse recalls that rabies is a:
Viral infection characterized by convulsions and difficulty swallowing
The nurse teaches a group of clients that nutritional support of natural defense mechanisms indicates the need for a diet high in:
Vitamins A, C, E, and selenium
A client's sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) are positive, and transmission-based airborne precautions are prescribed. What should the nurse teach visitors to do?
Wear a particulate respirator mask
A nurse is reviewing the physical examination and laboratory tests of a client with malaria. For which important clinical indicators should the nurse be alert when reviewing data about this client? (Select all that apply.)
Hyperthermia Splenomegaly
A nurse working in the health services center of a college is reviewing the vaccination records of a young adult who plans to enroll. Which immunizations are required to meet admission criteria according to the American Academy of Pediatrics?
Three doses of diphtheria toxoid and oral poliomyelitis vaccine, and one dose of live measles, live rubella, and mumps vaccine.
A nurse is planning to provide discharge teaching to the family of a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Wash used dishes in hot, soapy water."
A primary health care provider prescribes airborne precautions for a client with tuberculosis. After being taught about the details of airborne precautions, the client is seen walking down the hall to get a glass of juice from the kitchen. The most effective nursing intervention is to:
Explore what the precautions mean to the client
Before the nurse can be an advocate for a client who is homosexual who has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the nurse needs to do what?
Identify personal attitudes and feelings about homosexuality
A mother with the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS) states that she has been caring for her baby even though she has not been feeling well. What important information should the nurse determine?
If the baby is breastfeeding
During an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) education class a client states, "Vaseline works great when I use condoms." Which conclusion about the client's knowledge of condom use can the nurse draw from this statement?
Ignorance related to correct condom use
A nurse is caring for a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). What precautions should the nurse take when caring for this client?
Use standard precautions.
Isoniazid (INH) is prescribed as a prophylactic measure for a client whose spouse has active tuberculosis (TB). What statements by the client indicate that there is a need for further teaching? (Select all that apply.)
"I sometimes allow our children to sleep in our bed at night." "I know I also have tuberculosis because the skin test was positive." "I'll be skipping the wine but enjoying the cheese at my neighbor's party.
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of acute salpingitis. Which condition most commonly causing inflammation of the fallopian tubes should the nurse include when planning a teaching program for this client?
Gonorrhea
A nurse working in the health services center of a college is reviewing the vaccination records of a young adult who plans to enroll. Which immunizations are required to meet admission criteria according to the American Academy of Pediatrics?
Three doses of diphtheria toxoid and oral poliomyelitis vaccine, and one dose of live measles, live rubella, and mumps vaccine
A female client is upset with her diagnosis of gonorrhea and asks the nurse, "What can I do to prevent getting another infection in the future?" The nurse evaluates that the teaching is understood when the client states, "My best protection is to:
insist that my partner use a condom."
A nurse is planning to provide discharge teaching to the family of a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
"Wash used dishes in hot, soapy water."
Isoniazid (INH) is prescribed as a prophylactic measure for a client whose spouse has active tuberculosis (TB). What statements by the client indicate that there is a need for further teaching? (Select all that apply.)
"I sometimes allow our children to sleep in our bed at night." "I know I also have tuberculosis because the skin test was positive." "I'll be skipping the wine but enjoying the cheese at my neighbor's party.
A client has a Mantoux test as part of a yearly physical examination. The area of induration is 10 mm within 48 hours after having the test. The nurse concludes that this response indicates that the client has:
Been exposed to the tubercle bacillus
A client is admitted with the diagnosis of tetanus. For which clinical indicators should the nurse assess the client? (Select all that apply.)
Restlessness Muscular rigidity Respiratory tract spasms Spastic voluntary muscle contractions
After surgery a client is to receive an antibiotic by intravenous (IV) piggyback in 50 mL of a diluent. The piggyback is to infuse in 20 minutes. The drop factor of the IV set is 15 gtts/mL. The nurse should set the piggyback to flow at how many gtts/min? Record your answer using a whole number. __________ gtts/min
38
The health care provider prescribes peak and trough levels of an antibiotic for a client who is receiving the medication intravenous piggyback (IVPB). For peak levels the nurse should have the laboratory obtain a blood sample from the client:
Between 30 and 60 minutes after the IVPB
A client developed acute herpes zoster and was treated with antiviral medication within 72 hours of the appearance of the rash. The client is reporting persistent pain one week later. What does the nurse identify as the cause of the post therapeutic neuralgia?
Damage to the nerves
A nurse is counseling a client who has gonorrhea. What additional fact about gonorrhea, besides the fact that it is highly infectious, should the nurse teach this client?
It can produce sterility.
When assessing the oral cavity of a newly admitted client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the nurse identifies areas of white plaque on the client's tongue and palate. What is the nurse's initial response?
Document the presence of the lesions, describing their size, location, and color
A client who abused intravenous drugs was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) several years ago. The nurse explains that the diagnostic criterion for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been met when the client:
Has a CD4+ T lymphocyte level of less than 200 cells/µL
A client is concerned about contracting malaria while visiting relatives in Southeast Asia. What should the nurse teach the client to avoid to best prevent malaria?
Mosquito bites
A chronically ill, older client tells the home care nurse that the daughter with whom the client lives seems run-down and disinterested in her own health, as well as the health of her children, who are 5, 7, and 12 years old. The client tells the nurse that the daughter coughs a good deal and sleeps a lot. Why is it important that the nurse pursue the daughter's condition for potential case finding?
Older adults with chronic illness are more susceptible to tuberculosis
A nurse is assessing clients who are to be given the smallpox vaccination. Which client should the nurse remove from the immunization line for medical counseling?
45-year-old woman with breast cancer
Which patients are at risk of developing health care-associated infections (HAIs)? Select all that apply.
A patient with laryngeal cancer A patient with diabetes mellitus A patient with an indwelling urinary catheter
A client arrives for a vaccination at an influenza prevention clinic. A nursing assessment identifies a current febrile illness with a cough. The nurse should:
Reschedule administration of the vaccine for the next month
A client is admitted with the diagnosis of tetanus. For which clinical indicators should the nurse assess the client? (Select all that apply.
Restlessness Muscular rigidity Respiratory tract spasms Spastic voluntary muscle contractions
A nurse observes that an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) did not use a bag impervious to liquid for contaminated linen from a client who is on contact precautions. The nurse's best way to handle this situation is to:
Review transmission-based precautions with the UAP
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking several antibiotic medications for a prolonged time. Because long-term use of antibiotics interferes with the absorption of fat, the nurse anticipates a prescription for:
Water-soluble forms of vitamins A and E
A client with multiple myeloma who is receiving chemotherapy has a temperature of 102.2° F. The temperature was 99.2° F when it was taken six hours ago. A priority nursing intervention is to:
Administer the prescribed antipyretic and notify the charge nurse or primary health care provider
A client cannot understand how syphilis was contracted because there has been no sexual activity for several days. Which length of time associated with the incubation of syphilis should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Two to six weeks
A client receiving chemotherapy takes a steroid daily. The client has a white blood cell count of 12,000/mm3 and a red blood cell count of 4.5 million/mm3. What is the priority instruction that the nurse should teach the client?
Avoid large crowds and persons with infections
A client in the emergency department states, "I was bitten by a raccoon while I was fixing a water pipe in the crawl space of my basement." Which is the most effective first-aid treatment for the nurse to use for this client?
Cleansing the wound with soap and water
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The IV infiltrates and needs to be restarted. What is necessary to protect the nurse when restarting the IV? (Select all that apply.)
Gloves Hand hygiene
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client with scleroderma. What should the nurse include about skin care?
Keep skin lubricated with lotion
A client scheduled for surgery has a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) since developing an infection in a surgical site nine months ago. The site is healed and the client reports having received antibiotics for the infection. What should the nurse do to determine if the infecting organism is still present?
Obtain a prescription to culture the client's blood
Which actions contribute to the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from an infected to a healthy person? Select all that apply.
Receiving blood transfusions Having sexual intercourse
