Exam 13: Inflammation, infection, and Immunity

The daughter of an 89-year-old resident in a long-term care facility asks if she may give her father an over-the-counter (OTC)antihistamine that she uses for seasonal allergy.The nurse's most appropriate response would be:

The large,heavy,and older adult patient after a stroke develops an infected decubitus on the sacrum during the hospital stay.Approximately 2 weeks after the patient has gone home,the patient returns to the hospital with pneumonia.The distinction between these two infections is:

The school nurse is required to report to the health department all cases of:

The patient in early labor says to the nurse,"I will pass on protection from diseases,and the baby will not ever need any shots." The best response by the nurse should be:

The nurse assesses a high eosinophil count in a pediatric patient.The nurse recognizes that this elevation is an indicator of ____________________.

The nurse is aware that wound healing can be enhanced with the administration of vitamin:

The patient with the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection asks what has caused the diarrhea.The nurse responds that it is caused by:

The patient receiving a large intramuscular (IM)dose of antibiotic was asked to please wait 20 to 30 minutes before checking out.The reason for this request is that:

The home health nurse is teaching the family that the most effective method to control the spread of communicable disease is to:

A patient who is receiving daily steroids for the control of a condition calls the nurse to ask advice about whether a small child who has been exposed to influenza should come and visit because she has not had any symptoms.An appropriate response by the office nurse would be:

The nurse is bathing a patient who is immunodeficient and suffering from a Cryptococcus infestation.The organism is classified as a:

Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)have acquired Pneumocystis jiroveci (PCP),a serious pulmonary infection caused by ____________________.

The nurse assesses that the patient who has acquired a health care-associated infection is most likely the patient with:

The nurse caring for an patient who is immunosuppressed is diligent about protecting the patient from infection.When visitors come in,in addition to having them put on isolation attire,the nurse prohibits them from bringing a:

On a visit to administer the fifth in a series of 10 antibiotic doses,the home health nurse is told that the patient is now complaining about a bothersome vaginal discharge.The nurse will communicate the problem to arrange for medication and teaches the patient that this condition is probably the result of:

The nurse explains that the difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis is that medical asepsis requires:

The patient is hospitalized with cryptococcal pneumonia and AIDS.The nurse knows that the Standard Precautions for this patient will include the most important precaution of:

With the exposure to an antigen,the nurse explains that the initiator of the inflammatory response is the presence of histamine,which is released by the:

The home health nurse recommends air conditioner duct cleaning as a precaution against diseases caused by:

The school nurse starts a clean-up campaign at a local elementary school in an effort to combat some of the allergens that cause one of the most common allergic response disorders,which is: