NUR 176 FINAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NUR 176 FINAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Bacterial Meningitis - ANSWER- transmission precautions Pediculosis - ANSWER- -lice infestation -nits or lice on involved area -excoriation -white flecks, movment in the hair -pinpoint raised, red macule -serve pruritus Treatment for pediculosis - ANSWER- -linande ( kwell) -pyrethrins( ROD) - cool compress - educate pt, on washing with warm water and blow dry it on high heat ( this gets rid of the nits -wash bedding -assess all contacts -in younger children use olive oil or vaseline products to coat hair Scabies - ANSWER- -casued by itch mite - may lay eggs under the skin -wavy, brown, threadlike lines on the body -pruitus -excoriation How is scabies passed along - ANSWER- from prolonged contact with infected area treatment for scabies - ANSWER- - lindane -prythrins -crotamiton -4-8% soultion of sulfur in petrolatum -treat all family memebrs -wash linens and clothes in hot water -wear proper PPE when you eneter the room -contact precautions HIV - ANSWER- destroys T cells leads to increase risk for infection -virus - can survive outside the human body very long How is HIV transmitted - ANSWER- from human to human ( blood, semen, breast milk) HIV antibody testing - ANSWER- ELISA detects presence of HIV antibodies - if positive ELISA done a second time -western blot is done when second ELISA is +, this is more sensitive than ELISA Therapeutic management for HIV - ANSWER- monitoring HIV diease progression and immune function - preventing opportunistics dieases and treating it -managing symptoms -initiating and monitoring antiretroviral thearpy -using multi drug therapy to prevent the virus from becoming resistant -when it is hard to swallow b/c of white patches in the mouth- increase fluids use a straw - it take up to 18 months for a new born baby to develpoe symptoms of HUV - high cal. high potassium, high cal Kaposi sarcoma (KS) - ANSWER- - blue, red, purple rasied areas lesions in the skin need to be reported to the RN right away -slow growing Kaposi sarcoma develops in people who - ANSWER- are infected with HIV= diagnostic testing CD4+ count and viral load Glucophage (metformin) - ANSWER- -oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels