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NURS 172 Exam 4 Questions With Complete SolutionsInfection, HIV, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Joint Arthroplasty, Latex
Allergies, Tissue integrity, Bites, Stings, Lyme disease, Rabies,
Lupus, Otitis Media, T tubes, Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy,
Head Lice, Cellulitis, Conjunctivitis, oucher pain scale,
trachoma
__________ bites are common in small children. Correct
Answers facial
___________ arthritis, osteomyelitis, and tenosynovitis can
occur animal bites. Correct Answers Septic
____________________ antibiotics are used for animal and
human bites at risk for infection such as wounds over joints,
puncture wounds, and bites of the hand or foot. Correct
Answers prophylactic
1. A homeless man presents to the emergency room with
hypothermia. He tells the nurse that he is positive for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sought revenge by
deliberately having sex with his significant other, who does not
know of his HIV status. This patient is violating which ethical
principle?
a. Veracity
b. Beneficence
c. Nonmaleficence
d. Autonomy Correct Answers a. Veracity
c. Nonmaleficence
,1. Patients with certain neurologic or cardiac complications may
need IV antibiotic therapy with ________________________
and ____________________.
(Scenario: A 5-year-old child is hospitalized with Lyme disease.
His symptoms include heart failure, confusion, and decreased
level of consciousness. (Questions 1-4 pertain to this scenario)
Correct Answers 1. penicillin
2. ceftrizone
1. The nurse is teaching a patient with a latex allergy about
preventing and treating allergic reactions. Which statement, if
made by the patient, indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "My dentist should be told about my latex allergy."
b. "My reactions are not severe; I will not need an EpiPen."
c. "I should avoid foods such as bananas, avocados, and kiwi."
d. "I will use vinyl gloves for activities such as housekeeping."
Correct Answers b. "My reactions are not severe; I will not
need an EpiPen."
1. The rabies virus is passed on by contact with what part of an
infected animal?
A. Skin
B. Saliva
C. Blood
D. Claws
E. B and C Correct Answers B. Saliva
1. This child exhibits manifestations of Stage _____ Lyme
disease.
(Scenario: A 5-year-old child is hospitalized with Lyme disease.
His symptoms include heart failure, confusion, and decreased
,level of consciousness. (Questions 1-4 pertain to this scenario)
Correct Answers 3
1. When instilling eye drops ask the client to lie
______________ or sit back in a chair with head tilted slightly
_______________. Correct Answers supine
back
1. When teaching the parents of a 1-year-old child who is
scheduled for placement of tympanostomy tubes, which of the
following would the nurse include as the purpose for these
tubes?
A. Allow distribution of antibiotic solution into the middle ear.
B. Assist in shrinking the mucosal lining of the middle ear.
C. Increase the pressure in the middle ear.
D. Allow ventilation and drainage of the middle ear. Correct
Answers D. Allow ventilation and drainage of the middle ear
2. A patient and her husband used in-vitro fertilization to
become pregnant. The unused sperm were frozen so the couple
could have more children later. They bore a little girl who was
diagnosed with leukemia when she was 5 years old. The child
now needs a bone marrow transplant (BMT). The best chance of
a match for the BMT is a sibling. The couple would like to use
the sperm to have another child so that they can increase the
likelihood of a match. The nurse realizes that the unborn child
poses an ethical dilemma involving which principle?
a. Beneficence
b. Human dignity
c. Justice
d. Veracity Correct Answers b. Human dignity
, 2. When caring for a patient with a known latex allergy, the
nurse would monitor the patient closely for a cross-sensitivity to
which foods? (Select all that apply.)
a. Grapes
b. Oranges
c. Bananas
d. Potatoes
e. Tomatoes Correct Answers a. Grapes
c. Bananas
d. Potatoes
e. Tomatoes
2. When developing the postoperative plan of care for a child
who is scheduled to have a tympanostomy tubes inserted into the
right ear, which of the following interventions would the nurse
identify to facilitate drainage?
A. Applying warm compresses to the right ear.
B. Positioning the child to lie on the right ear.
C. Applying a gauze dressing to the left ear.
D. Applying an ice pack to the left ear. Correct Answers B.
Positioning the child to lie on the right ear.
3. Following the insertion of tympanostomy tubes, offering
liquid or soft foods to keep the child from chewing is written on
the postoperative plan of care. Which of the following nursing
diagnoses would this intervention address?
A. Hyperthermia related to infectious process.
B. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to ear drainage.
C. Pain related to the inflammatory process.
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