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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
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 2 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 3 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.
Question 4 of 5
A mother brings her 12 month-old son into the clinic for his measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination. What would the clinic nurse advise the mother about the MMR vaccine?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: MMR vaccination may cause fever and hypersensitivity reactions. Photophobia, hives, and hypothermia are not typical, and reactions are well-documented.
Question 5 of 5
An older adult patient tells the nurse that she had chicken pox as a child and is eager to be vaccinated against shingles. What should the nurse teach the patient about this vaccine?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Zostavax reduces shingles risk by about 50% in adults over 60. It is a single injection, not contraindicated by age, and effective regardless of prior varicella vaccination.