NUR 113 Infection
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pneumonia and a prescription for Cefpodoxime 5 mg/kg Po every 12 hours for 5 days. The client weighs 88 pounds how many milligrams should the nurse administered per dose?
200mg
A nurse is instructional client who is newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis about the use of antitubercular medications. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A typical course of treatment involves 6 to 9 months of consistent medication use.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a cute osteomyelitis. Which of the following interventions is the nurse is priority?
Administer antibiotics to the client
A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia and a prescription for oxygen therapy at 5 L per minute via nasal cannula. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Attach a humidifier bottle to the base of the flowmeter
A nurse in a providers office is assessing an older adult client whose son reports that the client has been sick with a respiratory illness for the past six days. Which of the following assessment findings is a manifestation of pneumonia in the older adult client?
Confusion
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as finding specifically associated with this client?
Confusion
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a urinary tract infection. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognized as a risk factor?
Diabetes Mellitus
A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to promote thinning of respiratory secretions?
Encourage the client to increase fluid intake.
A nurse is caring for a client who has active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The client requires airborne precautions and is receiving multidrug therapy. Which of the following precautions should the nurse take to transport the client safely to the radiology department for an xray.
Have the client wear a mask.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about measures to prevent urinary tract infections. Which of the following clients statement indicates in need for further teaching?
I will need to wipe my perineal area from back to front after urination
A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and new prescriptions for rifampin and pyrazinamide. Which of the following laboratory test or the nurse instructed client will be required well on this medication regimen?
Liver function tests
A nurse is assessing a client who has a puncture wound on his foot. Which of the following findings is a manifestation of acute osteomyelitis?
Localized erythema
A nurse is admitting a client who has influenza and is reporting numbness and tingling of the toes and fingers. The nurse should recognize the client is experiencing which of the following acid base imbalances?
Metabolic alkalosis
A nurse is caring for a client who has active pulmonary tuberculosis and a new prescription for IV Rifampin. The nurse should instruct the client that they should expect experience which of the following manifestations while taking this medication?
Red colored urine
A nurse is caring for a client who has streptococcal pneumonia and a prescription for penicillin G by intermittent IV bolus. 10 minutes into the infusion of the third dose, the client reports at the IV site it is and that he feels dizzy and short of breath. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Stop the infusion
A nurse is caring for a group of clients in an infectious disease unit the nurse should wear an OSHA approved and 95 respirator mask when caring for a client with which of the following infectious diseases?
Tuberculosis
A nurse is caring for a child who has otitis media. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect?
Tugging on the infected ear lobe
A nurse is admitting a client who requires droplet precautions due to influenza. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Wear a mask when providing care to the client.