NR 511 Week 2 Quiz and Answers

NR 511 Week 2 Quiz and Answers Question 1. A patient asks how to avoid contracting pharyngitis and tonsillitis. Which piece of advice is not appropriate for this patient? “Take antibiotics when well to avoid future infections.” Question 2. Stacy, a nursing student, is to begin her series of hepatitis B vaccinations. You test her for a serological marker, and the results show hepatitis B surface antibodies (HBsAb). You tell Stacy that she: Is permanently immune to hepatitis B. Question 3. You are counseling Lillian, who is lactose intolerant, about foods to avoid. You know she misunderstands the teaching when she tells you she can have: Foods containing whey. Question 4. Susan, age 59, has no specific complaints when she comes in for her annual examination. She does, however, have type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), slight hypertension, dyslipidemia, and central obesity. How would you diagnose her? As having metabolic syndrome. Question 5. Simon, age 72, states that he is worried because he has a bowel movement only every third day. You respond: “There is no such thing as a ‘normal’ pattern of defecation.” Question 6. Martina, age 34, has AIDS and currently suffers from diarrhea. You suspect she has which protozoal infection of the bowel? Cryptosporidiosis. - Cryptosporidiosis, a protozoal infection of the bowel, is common in immunocompromised clients. It causes villous atrophy and mild inflammatory changes and may secrete an enterotoxin. .....................................