Module 2 Session Quiz
A new mother expresses concern about her baby developing allergies and asks what the health care provider meant by "passive immunity." Which example should the nurse use to explain this type of immunity? Bone marrow donation Breastfeeding her infant Exposure to communicable diseases Early immunization
Breastfeeding her infant
A young adult patient who is receiving antibiotics for an infected leg wound has a temperature of 101.8° F (38.7° C). Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? Apply a cooling blanket. Give the prescribed PRN aspirin (Ascriptin) 650 mg. Check the patient's oral temperature again in 4 hours. Notify the health care provider.
Check the patient's oral temperature again in 4 hours.
The nurse plans a presentation for community members about how to decrease the risk for antibiotic-resistant infections. Which information will the nurse include in the teaching plan (select all that apply)? Antibiotics are effective in treating influenza associated with high fevers. Continue taking antibiotics until all the medication is gone. Unused antibiotics that are more than a year old should be discarded. Hand washing is effective in preventing many viral and bacterial infections. Antibiotics may sometimes be prescribed to prevent infection.
Continue taking antibiotics until all the medication is gone. Hand washing is effective in preventing many viral and bacterial infections. Antibiotics may sometimes be prescribed to prevent infection.
The nurse assesses a patient's surgical wound on the first postoperative day and notes redness and warmth around the incision. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? Notify the health care provider. Obtain wound cultures. Document the assessment. Assess the wound every 2 hours.
Document the assessment.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, which personal protective equipment will the nurse put on when assessing a patient who is on contact precautions for diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile (select all that apply)? Gloves Shoe covers Gown Mask Eye protection
Gloves Gown
The nurse cares for a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who has just been diagnosed with asymptomatic chronic HIV infection. Which prophylactic measures will the nurse include in the plan of care (select all that apply)? Pneumococcal vaccine Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Varicella zoster immune globulin Influenza virus vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine Influenza virus vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine
A patient with a systemic bacterial infection feels cold and has a shaking chill. Which assessment finding will the nurse expect next? Muscle cramps Skin flushing Rising body temperature Decreasing blood pressure
Rising body temperature
A patient had abdominal surgery 3 days ago and now has a temperature of 101.2° F and reports feelings of malaise. The nurse assesses the abdominal incision and observes edema around the incision and some purulent drainage. This patient is in the ____________ stage of infection.
illness
The second line of defense that leads to local capillary dilation and leukocyte infiltration is known as: normal flora. humoral immunity. inflammatory response. Immune response.
inflammatory response.
The patient for whom the nurse should observe Contact Precautions in addition to Standard Precautions would be diagnosed with: pulmonary tuberculosis. pertussis. Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. respiratory syncytial virus.
respiratory syncytial virus.
