Exam 41: The Child with an Infectious Disease

A parent brings a child to the emergency department and reports fever,foul smell coming from the throat,and a gray covering over the tonsils.What action by the nurse takes priority?

What is the best response to a parent of a 2-month-old infant who asks when the infant should first receive the measles vaccine?

How should the nurse respond to a parent who asks,"How can I protect my baby from whooping cough?"

What should be included in health teaching to prevent Lyme disease?

Which statement indicates that a father understands the treatment for his child who has scarlet fever?

Which STD should the nurse suspect when an adolescent girl comes to the clinic because she has a vaginal discharge that is white with a fishy smell?

The nurse in the pediatric clinic is caring for a child and assesses this skin rash.What action by the nurse is best?

Parents report their 3-year-old child appears restless at night and frequently scratches her anal area.What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse should provide which information to parents about preventing parasitic infections? (Select all that apply.)

Which statement made by a parent about intervention for a child's fever shows the need for further education?

A nurse is conducting a health education class for a group of school-age children.Which statement made by the nurse is correct about the body's first line of defense against infection in the innate immune system?

What should be included in the care for a neonate who was diagnosed with pertussis?

A child taking oral corticosteroids for asthma is exposed to varicella.The child has not had the varicella vaccine and has never had the disease.What intervention should be taken to prevent varicella from developing?

Which statement made by an adolescent girl indicates an understanding about the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

The mother of an infant with multiple anomalies tells the nurse that she had a viral infection in the beginning of her pregnancy.Which viral infection is associated with fetal anomalies?

A hospitalized child has developed a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)infection.The nurse plans which interventions when caring for this child? (Select all that apply.)

Which intervention is appropriate for a hospitalized child who has crops of lesions on the trunk that appear as a macular rash and vesicles?

What should the nurse expect to observe in the prodromal phase of rubeola?

A preschooler is diagnosed with helminths.The child's mother is very upset and wants to know how her child could have contracted this illness.After obtaining a detailed history,the nurse identifies all possible transmission modes.What do they include? (Select all that apply.)

Which action is initiated when a child has been scratched by a potentially rabid animal?