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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14e (Hinkle 2017)
Chapter 71 : Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases Questions
Question 1 of 5
A student nurse completing a preceptorship is reviewing the use of standard precautions. Which of the following practices is most consistent with standard precautions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Handwashing after glove removal is a core standard precaution to prevent contamination. Masks, gowns, needle recapping, and double-gloving are not standard practices.
Question 2 of 5
A patient is admitted from the ED diagnosed with Neisseria meningitidis. What type of isolation precautions should the nurse institute?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Neisseria meningitidis spreads via large respiratory droplets, requiring droplet precautions. Airborne precautions are for smaller droplets, and observation precautions do not exist.
Question 3 of 5
During a health education session, a participant asks the nurse how a vaccine can protect from future exposures to diseases against which she is vaccinated. What would be the nurses best response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Vaccines stimulate an antibody response to provide immunity against future exposures. They do not treat active infections or directly attack pathogens.
Question 4 of 5
A 2-year-old is brought to the clinic by her mother who tells the nurse her daughter has diarrhea and the child is complaining of pain in her stomach. The mother says that the little girl had not eaten anything unusual, consuming homemade chicken strips and carrot sticks the evening prior. Which bacterial infection would the nurse suspect this little girl of contracting?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Salmonella is commonly associated with poultry, causing diarrhea and abdominal pain. E. coli is linked to undercooked beef, Shigella to fecal-oral transmission, and Giardia to contaminated water.
Question 5 of 5
A public health nurse is teaching a mother about vaccinations prior to obtaining informed consent for her childs vaccination. What should the nurse cite as the most common adverse effect of vaccinations?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Allergic reactions to vaccine components are the most common adverse effects. Sun sensitivity, nausea, and joint pain are not typical.