Exam 27: HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

A nurse is providing education to a client about the use of PrEP.Which of the following statements would the nurse include as part of this teaching?

The correctional health nurse is doing a quick assessment on a newly admitted inmate who is HIV positive.Which of the following diseases should the inmate receive screening for immediately?

A mother felt very guilty that her baby was born HIV positive.When the nurse suggested the usual DPT and MMR immunizations,the mother was extremely upset."Don't you know HIV children are immunosuppressed?" she exclaimed.Which of the following would be the nurse's best response?

A high school student is planning to volunteer at the hospital after school,so she needs to have a Mantoux test before beginning.Which of the following information should the nurse provide to the new volunteer?

A woman and man who have come to the health clinic begin to argue loudly."You gave me an STD!" the man yells.The woman screams back,"Not me.I don't have an STD!" Which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the nurse to say to them?

A nurse explained to a new mother that because she had tested positive for the hepatitis B virus,her newborn son would need the hepatitis B vaccine immediately and then also an immune globulin injection."Wait," said the new mother."Why is my son getting two shots?" Which of the following statements would be the best response by the nurse?

When a nurse discovers that a woman has been treated for cervical cancer,the nurse asks the woman whether she has ever been tested for HIV or other STDs.The woman is offended and asks why the nurse would ask her such a thing.Which of the following statements would be the best response from the nurse?

A nurse was reading PPD tests 24 hours after another nurse had administered them.Which of the following findings would cause the nurse to interpret the test as positive?

A client was clearly very relieved when an HIV test came back negative."Thank goodness.I've had sex several times without a condom,and when one of my friends said he was sick,I think I panicked." Which of the following would be most important to emphasize to the client immediately?

Which of the following statements best explains why many health care providers are more afraid of getting hepatitis B than HIV?

Which of the following best describes the characteristic appearance of lesions of human papillomavirus (HPV)?

A school nurse asks a class about the ways HIV can be transmitted.Which of the following comments by a student indicates a need for additional teaching?

A nurse is concerned about the prevalence of tuberculosis among migrant farmworkers.Which of the following activities would be best to use when implementing tertiary prevention?

Which of the following statements best explains why HSV-2 infection is more challenging for a client than gonorrhea infection?

Which of the following best explains why some health clinics allow clients to be tested for HIV anonymously with no record of the client's name,address,or contact information?

Which of the following best explains why chlamydia is a major focus of public health efforts?

Which of the following provides the best explanation as to why people do not immediately seek medical treatment when they first become ill with HIV?

A client with tuberculosis (TB)asks why the nurse is required to watch the client swallow the medication each day.Which of the following statements is the best response by the nurse?

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases can be prevented through immunization?

The public health nurse comes to the hospital to see a client just diagnosed with hepatitis A.The nurse says,"I'm sorry to bother you when you're not feeling well,but I need to ask you a few questions." Which of the following questions would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask the client?