never confirm/deny anything
"tell me more about it" correct answers Therapeutic Communication Qs...
*airborne*
- N95
- negative pressure room correct answers What precautions are we using for tuberculosis?
(SATA?)
seasonal influenza risk factors correct answers -pregnancy
-occupational risk factors
-age
-chronic illness
-immunocompromised
flu signs and symptoms correct answers -sore throat
-dry cough
-fever, chills, headache
-rhinitis
middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) correct answers life-threatening viral respiratory
illness; symptoms include fever, cough, and SOB
-pandemic virus
pandemic viruses correct answers -COVID
-MERS
-SARS
TB correct answers -mycobacterium tuberculosis and very contagious (airborne)
risk factors: substance use populations, homeless, cohabitation in a shelter, immunosuppression,
multiple sex partners, immunocompromised
suspected pneumonia with dypsnea, productive cough, low grade temp, lung crackles, resp at 20.
what diagnostic info would you collect? correct answers sputum culture
whats the most important referral for a homeless person with TB? correct answers public health
nurse for directs obs and care
peritonsular absess correct answers -airway obstruction
-bacteria most responsible is strep
-recommended treatment is tonsillectomy if multiple cases of tonsillitis
*priority is ensuring the airway is patent
, anthrax correct answers -bacterial infection which can be found in the soil and can be fatal if left
untreated
pneumonia correct answers acute infection that results in inflammatory process of the lungs
-WBC will migrate to area of infection which causes edema, capillary leaking, exudate
-hospital acquired or community acquired
-old or young
-chronic health problems
-no flu or pneumococcal vaccine
*antimicrobials*
- isoniazid,
- rifampin
- pyrazinamide
- ethambutol
**they will have to take these "long-term" (6-9 mo.)** correct answers Medications to treat
tuberculosis
- no ETOH (alcoholic beverages)
- medication compliance - stick with the doses, continue all the way through
- f/u with doctor appointments correct answers Patient Education: *Long-term antibiotics*
(SATA?)
- sputum culture
(not chest xray)
**PPD test is NOT for diagnosing, it does NOT mean active exposure** correct answers How
do you diagnose tuberculosis?
*hepatotoxic*
- no ETOH
- no drugs
- eat a diet with quality protein; iron; vitamins A, B, C, and E; and abundant fresh produce
- no other use of hepatotoxic medications correct answers What do antimicrobials do to the
body? And what patient education goes along with that?
(SATA?)
asthma correct answers __________ is a chronic intermittent airway obstruction caused by
inflammation of the airway tissues that results in **bronchoconstriction**
▪ Intermittent and **reversible** airflow obstruction affecting airways only, **not alveoli**