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Exam 3: Meningitis Detailed Questions andExpert Answers
The wife of the client diagnosed with septic meningitis asks the nurse, "I am
soscared. What is meningitis?" Which statement would be the most
appropriateresponse by the nurse?
1. "There is bleeding into his brain causing irritation of the meninges."
2. "A virus has infected the brain and meninges, causing inflammation."
3. "This is a bacterial infection of the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord."
4. "This is an inflammation of the brain parenchyma caused by a mosquito bite." -
ANS 3
The public health nurse is giving a lecture on potential outbreaks of infectious
meningitis. Which population is most at risk for an outbreak?
1. Clients recently discharged from the hospital.
2. Residents of a college dormitory.
3. Individuals who visit a third world country.
4. Employees in a high-rise office building. - ANS 2
The nurse is assessing the client diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Which
clinicalmanifestations would support the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis?
, 1. Positive Babinski's sign and peripheral paresthesia.
2. Negative Chvostek's sign and facial tingling.
3. Positive Kernig's sign and nuchal rigidity.
4. Negative Trousseau's sign and nystagmus. - ANS 3
The nurse is assessing the client diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. Which
assessment data would warrant notifying the HCP?
1. Purpuric lesions on the face.
2. Complaints of light hurting the eyes.
3. Dull, aching, frontal headache.
4. Not remembering the day of the week. - ANS 1`
Which type of precautions should the nurse implement for the client diagnosed
withseptic meningitis?
1. Standard Precautions.
2. Airborne Precautions.
3. Contact Precautions.
4. Droplet Precautions. - ANS 4
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