Exam 12: Disorders of the Immune Response

The nurse knows which of the following statements below is appropriate to be included in an education session for a 21-year-old male with a diagnosis of malaria?

The spirochete leptospires is primarily transmitted to farmers by

Which of the following infectious agents listed below would be a site-specific pathogen and not spread throughout the body via the circulatory system? A patient diagnosed with

Which of the following scenarios best describes an example of infection originating with a fomite?

Which of the following statements is an accurate descriptor of the role of viruses in human infections?

A client has a suspected infection by a particular microorganism in question that cannot be cultured. Which of the following processes listed below is most likely to result in an accurate diagnosis for the client?

A patient diagnosed with H pylori asks the nurse, "How an infection can occur in the stomach since it is an acid environment?" The nurse responds,

The nurse knows which of the following statements best describes the characteristic trait of risckettsiae related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever? Rickettsiae

Which of the following procedures reduces the potential for infection primarily by addressing the portal of entry?

Health care team members know recently that an increased incidence of infections such as West Nile virus and SARS does not match with previously established patterns. Which of the following phenomena constitutes the most significant contributor to the spread of new diseases in the United States?

A client has been diagnosed with herpes simplex virus. The client states that, "modern medicine produces more and more antivirals every year, and so the treatment should be simple." Which of the following statements listed below is the best response?

A school-age child with a history of asthma has brought a note home from school stating that there has been one case of meningitis (Neisseria meningitides) in the school. Since the mother is a nurse, she is very concerned since she knows the portal of entry of this pathogen is

The physician knows the client G1P0 has correctly understood the prenatal education regarding sexually transmitted infection as evidenced by which of the following statements listed below?

The nurse in the emergency department knows that clients exposed to Clostridium botulinum, an agent of bioterrorism, would likely be exhibiting which of the following clinical manifestations listed below?

The nurse will most likely assess which of the following clinical manifestations in a client who was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?

An 81-year-old female patient in a subacute medical unit of a hospital has developed an oral Candida albicans infection. Which of the following phenomena would the patient's nurse suspect as a key contributing factor to her infection?

A family consumed some undercooked hamburger at a picnic and has since developed bloody diarrhea. The nurse knows which of the following statements listed below is correct regarding the infectious process?

The nurse knows which of the following statements listed below best matches the phase of the infectious process of food poisoning with a client with sudden, violent diarrhea and vomiting after consuming chicken and potato salad 8 hours ago at the beach on a hot day?

Staphylococcus aureus commonly found in the skin, nares, and other body sites of patients without any signs and symptoms of infection is known as which of the following conditions listed below?

A client with a diagnosis of sepsis has received intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) as a partial treatment. The nurse knows which of the following client responses listed below would best suggest an accurate understanding of IVIG treatment?