NUR 310 Patho Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity
Questions With Complete Solutions
A client has been diagnosed with disseminated herpes zoster.
Which personal protective equipment (PPE) will you need to put
on when preparing to assess the client? Select all that apply.
A. Goggles.
B. Gown.
C. Gloves.
D. Shoe covers.
E. N95 respirator.
F. Surgical face mask Correct Answer B. Gown
C. Gloves
E. N95 respirator
Disseminated means covering multiple dermatomes. Herpes
zoster is airborne (so we would need a respirator) AND contact
(so we would need a gown and gloves)
A hospitalized 88-year-old client who has been receiving
antibiotics for 10 days tells you that he is having frequent watery
stools. Which action will you take first?
A. Place the client on contact precaution.
B. Instruct the client about correct handwashing.
C. Obtain stool specimens for culture.
D. Notify the physician about the loose stools. Correct Answer
A. Place the client on contact precaution.
C Diff can be acquired in the hospital or when a patient has been
on antibiotics for an extended period of time. this is what we
would assume and we would put this patient on precautions
IMMEDIATELY to prevent it from spreading. Then, we would
call the doctor and obtain a stool specimen
,A vaccine is administered to the body and the body "thinks" it is
an antigen the body then does what? Correct Answer builds
specific immunoglobulins against it.
As HIV particles multiply what happens to the CD4 cells?
Correct Answer they decrease in number
Complete the TBL activity and answer the 3 questions Correct
Answer 1. What are your initial concerns regarding the patient?
2. What additional information or tests would you expect to be
ordered for the patient?
3. Based on the information provided, what
treatment/management would you expect for the patient?
Define an infection Correct Answer the invasion, colonization,
and multiplication of pathogens within the host
Describe S. aureus. What does it colonize? What is it the leading
cause of? Correct Answer Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)
colonizes the skin, vagina, nares, and oropharynx as normal
flora. Leading cause of nosocomial infection and surgical wound
infection
Describe staphylococcal bacteria.
What are 3 examples? Correct Answer Gram-positive round
bacteria that form clusters
- Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)
- Resistance methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)
- Vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA).
, Describe Streptococcal bacteria. What is an example? Correct
Answer - Gram-positive spherical bacteria in chains
- Secretes large numbers of toxins that facilitate the spread of
infection through tissues. These products include streptolysins S
and O, streptokinase, DNAases, proteases, and exotoxins.
- Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), also called
streptococcus pyogenes
Disorders of the immune system Correct Answer ..
Do TBL activity on microorganisms Correct Answer Slide 18
Explain acute inflammation Correct Answer rapidly in reaction
to cell injury, rids the body of the offending agent, enhances
healing, and terminates after a short period (hours to days).
Explain chronic inflammation Correct Answer inflammatory
reaction persists, inhibits healing, and causes continual cellular
damage and organ dysfunction.
Explain labile tissue healing Correct Answer continually divide
and replicate (skin, oral mucosa, GI lining, GU lining, bone
marrow, cancer)
Explain permanent tissue healing Correct Answer cannot
regenerate, do not enter cell cycle (brain, cardiac)
Explain stable tissue healing Correct Answer resting stage until
major stimuli to enter cell cycle (bone, hepatocytes)
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