Medical Surgical Nursing Chapter 27 Questions and Answers

Medical Surgical Nursing Chapter 27 Questions and Answers A 36-year-old patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse whether an influenza vaccine is necessary every year. What is the best response by the nurse? a. "You should get the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine that is injected every year." b. "Only health care workers in contact with high-risk patients should be immunized each year." c. "An annual vaccination is not necessary because previous immunity will protect you for several years." d. "Antiviral drugs, such as zanamivir (Relenza), eliminate the need for vaccine except in the older adult." - CORRECT ANSWER-a. "You should get the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine that is injected every year." A fenestrated trach tube is similar to other trach tubes but has one added feature, - CORRECT ANSWER-It has one or more holes in the outer cannula. A patient develops epistaxis upon removal of a nasogastric tube. What action should the nurse take? a. Pinch the soft part of the nose. b. Position the patient on the side. c. Have the patient hyperextend the neck. d. Apply an ice pack to the back of the neck. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Pinch the soft part of the nose.