Exam 14: Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks

The most common reportable infectious disease in the United States is:

A community health nurse visits a homeless shelter that has several clients with tuberculosis who are taking antimicrobial drugs.Supervised drug administration may be done on a daily basis with persons with poor adherence because:

A nurse examining a child in the early stages of HIV infection would expect to see:

The nurse counsels a client to have the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( EIA )test in order to:

Teaching a client with gonorrhea how to prevent reinfection and further spread is an example of _____ prevention.

A nurse is assisting an employer who has hired an individual who has been recently diagnosed with HIV.Which intervention would be most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

When working with a client who is HIV positive,the nurse serves as an educator,teaching about the modes of transmission,and serves as a(n):

An example of a bacterial STD is:

What information would be appropriate for a nurse to share when educating IV drug users about sharing equipment?

Screening blood products and donor organs and tissue for hepatitis C infection is:

The case rate of tuberculosis ( TB )is highest among which ethnicity in the United States?

Which group should receive an injection of prophylactic immune globulin for possible exposure to hepatitis A?

An example of HIV transmission is:

A nurse utilizes the provisions created by the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act when performing which intervention?

Pelvic inflammatory disease ( PID )is a common complication of:

The nurse is counseling a female who has recently tested positive for HIV.The nurse educates her that she is responsible to (select all that apply):

The nurse teaches the family of an AIDS client about managing symptomatic illness by preventing deteriorating conditions,such as diarrhea,skin breakdown,and inadequate nutrition.This nursing intervention is an example of _____ prevention.

HIV transmission can occur through:

Which type of hepatitis would likely be found where sanitation is inadequate?

Which part of the immunological system suffers the greatest damage as a result of HIV infection?