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

A child is admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of cellulitis on the right upper thigh.Patient history reveals the child had a 2-cm laceration on the right thigh prior to infection.When explaining the chain of infection,how does the nurse identify this laceration?

The nurse is planning to administer immunizations at a well-child visit when a parent reports the 18-month-old child is allergic to eggs.Which vaccine would be contraindicated?

Which classification of medication would make a child most susceptible to an opportunistic infection?

The nurse demonstrates proper hand hygiene pointing out that the process should take a minimum of ____ seconds.

An infant is hospitalized for RSV bronchiolitis.Which type of precautions would the nurse use when caring for the infant?

The school nurse recognizes the presence of macules,papules,vesicles,pustules,and scabs on the child as the particular sign of the communicable disease of _________________.

What sources are examples of acquired immunity?

The nurse is preparing to administer immunizations at a well-child clinic.Which method of administration will the nurse implement?

The nurse is assisting with an admission assessment of a child with scarlet fever.Which actions will the nurse expect to implement?

The nurse explains that the ______________ test determines the child's susceptibility to tuberculosis.

A __________ is a worldwide high incidence of a communicable disease.An ___________ is a sudden increase of a communicable disease in a localized area._________________ refers to a continuous incidence of a communicable disease expected in a localized area.

The nurse explains to the parents that their child is in the prodromal stage of varicella.What does this mean?