Pneumonia and RSV NCLEX| 67 Questions And Answers| Success Guaranteed

A patient is presenting with mild symptoms of pneumonia. The doctor diagnoses the patient with "walking pneumonia". From your nursing knowledge, you know this type of pneumonia is caused by what type of infectious agent? A. Fungi B. Streptococcus pneumoniae C. Mycoplasma pneumoniae D. Influenza - ️️C. Mycoplasma pneumoniae A patient was admitted to the intensive care unit 48 hours ago for treatment of a gunshot wound. The patient has recently developed a productive cough and a fever of 104.3 'F. The patient is breathing on their own and doesn't require mechanical ventilation. On assessment, you note coarse crackles in the right lower lobe. A chest x-ray shows infiltrates with consolidation in the right lower lobe. Based on this specific patient scenario, this is known as what type of pneumonia? A. Aspiration pneumonia B. Ventilator acquired pneumonia C. Hospital-acquired pneumonia D. Community-acquired pneumonia - ️️The answer is C. The key words to let you know this is hospital-acquired pneumonia and NOT community-acquired is that the patient was admitted with a gunshot wound AND has been hospitalized for 48 hours. If the patient presents with signs and symptoms of pneumonia 48-72 hours after admission it is classified as hospital-acquired. This is not ventilator acquired because the patient is not on mechanical ventilation and there is nothing in the scenario that leads us to think it is aspiration pneumonia. Which of the following patients are MOST at risk for developing pneumonia? Select-all-that-apply: A. A 53 year old female recovering from abdominal surgery. B. A 69 year old patient who recently received the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. C. A 42 year old male with COPD and is on continuous oxygen via nasal cannula. D. A 8 month old with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infection. - ️️The answers are A, C, and D. Risks factors for pneumonia include: recent surgery, lung disorder (ex: COPD), and viral infection (ex: RSV). Option B is a preventive measure in preventing pneumonia