Exam 26: Communicable Disease

Which is the first step in preventing further spread of a particular sexually transmitted disease (STD)?

A community health clinic put a tax levy on the ballot.An angry man asks a nurse,"How can you ask me to pay taxes to buy immunizations for parents who do not want to pay for their kids to get their shots?" Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)was diagnosed immediately on signs of illness at a tourist site in China.Which action should be taken to protect the badly needed income from tourist dollars?

A female client develops a fungal vaginal infection after being treated with antibiotics for strep throat.Which component of the epidemiological triangle is primarily responsible?

Parents have requested that their child be brought up to date on appropriate immunizations.After reviewing the child's medical history,the nurse prepares to give the two immunizations.What additional action should be taken by the nurse before administration of the immunization?

A school had tried very hard to uphold the requirement for all children to be vaccinated.However,state law allowed parents to exempt their child if they had a religious reason for refusal.Two children have been diagnosed with chickenpox.Which will be the most likely result?

Which statement best explains how infectious diseases are different from any other health problem?

Which best describes why clinical areas are so careful to ensure sanitization of surfaces and equipment between each patient?

A nurse is planning primary prevention activities related to the emergence of tuberculosis (TB)in the local community.Which activity would the nurse implement?

A daycare center asked the nurse to come because they had several children out as a result of chickenpox.Which statement should the nurse make to the staff?

The charge nurse notes that two patients had communicable infectious diseases and were treated appropriately.Which action should be taken next by the nurse?

One child in a kindergarten room had a slight fever and did not eat lunch.Otherwise,the child seemed OK.Three days later,several children were absent from kindergarten.Which best describes what happened?

Which best describes what is happening with infectious diseases in the United States?

Which is a fairly recent surprise regarding infectious diseases in the United States?

A city that depended on tourist dollars had feedback that tourists were saying they were never returning because of the constant mosquito bites.Which action should be taken by the city?

Which infection continues to increase in the United States?

Which would be one of the first steps in attempting to control a disease?

The nurse could not find a vaccine in the refrigerator.The unopened vaccine vial had been put in a storage cabinet with the other medications.The nurse drew up the appropriate dose in the syringe and then put the vial of vaccine in the refrigerator.Which would be the most likely result?

An 11-year-old boy is at the community health clinic for his well-child visit.The child's mother states she has heard that there is a HPV vaccine available for boys and wonders when her child should receive this vaccine.Which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The daily patrons of a local town restaurant became ill with nausea,vomiting,and diarrhea.Without knowing the cause,which action should be taken immediately to help avoid future problems?