Exam 32: Childhood Communicable Diseases, Bioterrorism, Natural Disasters and the Maternal-Child Patient

A 10-year-old child is diagnosed with Hepatitis A.What is the most likely way the child contracted this disease?

What is the priority nursing diagnosis for a hospitalized infant who is HIV positive?

A 9-year-old child hospitalized for neutropenia is placed in protective isolation.What is the most appropriate response for the nurse to make when the child asks,"Why do you have to wear a gown and mask when you are in my room?"

The nurse uses a diagram showing how the wood tick acts as a(n)______________ in the transmission of Lyme disease.

Children are generally more vulnerable to biological warfare,because their ____________________ are not fully developed.

How would the nurse document a rash that has erythematous,circular raised lesions?

An 8-year-old asks the nurse how she got the antibodies that kept her from getting whooping cough.What is the nurse's best explanation?

Which statement assures the nurse that parents understand how long a child who has varicella is contagious?

The mother of a newborn asked the nurse,"When will my baby get the hepatitis B vaccine?" When will the nurse explain the first dose of Comvax should be given to infants born to a hepatitis B-positive mother?

The nurse is explaining to a family about disaster preparedness.What will the nurse instruct the family to prepare in a disaster kit in case of emergency?

Which is an example of an opportunistic infection?

Which statement made by a sexually active adolescent girl indicates an understanding of the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases?

The well-child clinic nurse is preparing to give which immunizations to a healthy 2-month-old?

A child was sent to the school nurse because of a rash.The nurse noted the rash was present on the trunk,extremities,and face.The child's cheeks were bright red.With what is the nurse aware this type of rash is consistent?

Why would a female adolescent with STDs resist reporting the condition?

What type of precautions are necessary when caring for a toddler with varicella?

An adolescent is taking tetracycline for a sexually transmitted disease.What would the nurse stress when providing instruction about this medication?

A parent is concerned because her son was exposed to varicella at preschool.The nurse would tell this parent that the incubation period for varicella is _____ days.

Which finding would lead the nurse to delay the administration of DTaP for an infant?

What statement leads the nurse to determine that a child's parent understands information related to tick bites?