Exam 6: Childhood Communicable and Infectious Diseases

The nurse is conducting discharge teaching to an adolescent with a methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)infection.What should the nurse include in the instructions?

Lymphangitis (streaking)is frequently seen in what?

The nurse is planning to administer immunizations to a 6-month-old infant.Which interventions should the nurse implement to minimize local reactions from the vaccines?

Which muscle is contraindicated for the administration of immunizations in infants and young children?

The nurse is planning care for a child with chickenpox (varicella).Which prescribed supportive measures should the nurse plan to implement?

The nurse is assessing a child suspected of having pinworms.Which is the most common symptom the nurse expects to assess?

The nurse is preparing an airborne infection isolation room for a patient.Which communicable disease does the patient likely have?

An immunocompromised child has been exposed to chickenpox.What should the nurse anticipate to be prescribed to the exposed child?

Which is described as an elevated,circumscribed skin lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter and filled with serous fluid?

Pertussis vaccination should begin at which age?

What causes warts?

The clinic nurse is reviewing the immunization guidelines for hepatitis B.Which are true of the guidelines for this vaccine?

An 18-month-old child has been diagnosed with pediculosis capitis (head lice).Which prescription should the nurse question if ordered for the child?

Match the key immunization terms to their meanings. -Temporary immunity from the mother to the fetus via the placenta

A child has been diagnosed with giardiasis.Which prescribed medication should the nurse expect to administer?

What often causes cellulitis?

What should the nurse explain about ringworm?

The nurse should know what about Lyme disease?

What is the primary treatment for warts?

Match the key immunization terms to their meanings. -Immunity from exposure to the invading agent,which is a bacteria,virus,or toxin