Which of the following clients require airborne precautions?
Answer(s): B
Chickenpox (varicella) is an acute, infectious, airborne illness that requires others in direct contact to wear a respirator mask.
A stool culture reveals Shigella.What corollary should the nurse recognize regarding this bacterial infection?
Answer(s): C
Shigella is a bacteria sometimes found in stagnant water.Transmission of Shigella is typically oral-fecal, so good hand washing and the use of gloves are the best means of prevention when caring for a client with Shigella.The bacteria can be found in food and water contaminated by fecal material. Incidences of Shigella are reportable in many states.
A neighbor telephones the nurse to tell her that her child has erythema infectiosum and asks for information. The nurse knows that another name for the disorder is ______________.
Answer(s): D
The child has Fifth disease, a parvovirus flulike illness that is self-limiting but is contagious for two-three weeks.
The nurse teaching a client about hepatitis and its transmission should explain that one type of hepatitis does not produce a carrier state after its acute phase.Which type is it?
Answer(s): A
Hepatitis A does not produce a carrier state.It is transmitted via contaminated water or food via the oral-fecal route and is not blood borne.
In a disaster, triage situation, the nurse should be least concerned with which of the following regarding a client in crisis?
The least important factor (of those listed) during an emergency situation is the number of accompanying family members.
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