NUR 106 QUIZ #3 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

NUR 106 QUIZ #3 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 An 82-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse learns that the client lives alone and hasn't been eating or drinking properly. When assessing the client for dehydration, the nurse would expect to find: tachycardia. distended jugular veins. hypertension. hypothermia. - Answers tachycardia Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2142 A client with gastroenteritis is admitted to an acute care facility and presents with severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. Diagnostic tests reveal the Norwalk virus as the cause of gastroenteritis. Based on this information, the nurse knows that: enteric precautions must be continued. enteric precautions can be discontinued. the client requires an antiviral agent. the client's infection may be caused by droplet transmission. - Answers enteric precautions must be continued. Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2144 A client who was bitten by a wild animal is admitted to an acute care facility for treatment of rabies. Which type of isolation does this client require? Enteric Respiratory Strict Contact - Answers A client who was bitten by a wild animal is admitted to an acute care facility for treatment of rabies. Which type of isolation does this client require? Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2131 A client comes to the emergency department complaining of sudden onset of diarrhea, anorexia, malaise, cough, headache, and recurrent chills. Based on the client's history and physical findings, the physician suspects legionnaires' disease. While awaiting diagnostic test results, the client is admitted to the facility and started on antibiotic therapy. What's the drug of choice for treating legionnaires' disease? Amantadine (Symmetrel) Rifampin (Rifadin) Amphotericin B (Fungizone) Azithromycin (Zithromax) - Answers Azithromycin (Zithromax) Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2152 A nurse is teaching a client with genital herpes. Education for this client should include an explanation of: the importance of informing his partners of the disease. the need for the use of petroleum products. the option of disregarding safer-sex practices now that he's already infected. why the disease is transmittable only when visible lesions are present. - Answers the importance of informing his partners of the disease. Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2149 Which term refers to a state of microorganisms being present within a host without causing host interference or interaction? Susceptible Immune Infection Colonization - Answers Colonization Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2125 Which can be used for rehydration therapy for diarrheal disorders? Gelatin Oral rehydration salts (ORS) Undiluted apple juice Sports drinks - Answers Oral rehydration salts (ORS) Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2145 After demonstrating to a group of nursing students the proper technique for handwashing using soap and water, the nursing instructor determines that the teaching has been successful when the students demonstrate which of the following? Washing the hands for 5 to 10 seconds Vigorously scrubbing between the fingers Washing underneath artificial fingernails Removing the soap with a paper towel before rinsing - Answers Vigorously scrubbing between the fingers Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2129 A client the nurse is caring for has developed a bladder infection while in the hospital. The client has had a Foley catheter for two weeks. The client's family asks you how the client got this infection. What would be the nurse's best response? "People in hospitals are often more susceptible to infections because they are already ill and they are exposed to germs while they are in the hospital." "People in hospitals sometimes exhibit signs of infections they had before being admitted." "Sometimes people in hospitals get exposed to microorganisms that their visitors bring in." "People in hospitals are surrounded by infectious agents, so they can get infections they didn't have before being admitted." - Answers "People in hospitals are often more susceptible to infections because they are already ill and they are exposed to germs while they are in the hospital." Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2137 You work on a long-term care unit. In the last two weeks more than half the clients on your unit have been diagnosed with gastroenteritis. What is the most likely reason? The infection is being transmitted by healthcare personnel. The clients don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom. The visitors brought the disease into the unit. The clients are in too small an area, so they pass around diseases. - Answers The infection is being transmitted by healthcare personnel. Chapter 71: Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases - Page 2125 A client has been admitted with diarrhea. He has mild dehydration (less than 5%). The nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of the stool specimen, as indicated in the following: WBC: Mildly elevated RBC: Few Bacteria: Positive for Escherichia coli Ova and parasites: Negative Based on the laboratory report, what should the nurse do first? Clean and protect the anal area. Start an I.V. infusion. Instruct the family to wash all family bed linens in hot water. Institute enteric precautions. - Answers Institute enteric precautions.