NUR 2214 Module 5 EAQs
1. A client with erythematous papules in the interdigital spaces reports severe itching at night.
Which insect is responsible for this condition?
Answer
Sarcoptes scabiei
2. What is the function of the dermis?
Answer
Provides cells for wound healing
3. For which illness should airborne precautions be implemented?
Answer
Chicken- pox
4. A male client has discharge from the penis. Gonorrhea is suspected. To obtain a specimen
for a culture, what should the nurse do?
Answer
Swab the drainage directly from the urethra to obtain a specimen.
5. Which bacterial skin infections are caused by group A ²-hemolytic strepto- cocci? Select all
that apply.
Answer
impetigo
,erysipelas
6. A client who is scheduled for a surgical resection of the colon and creation of a colostomy
for a bowel malignancy asks why preoperative antibiotics have been prescribed. The nurse
explains that the primary purpose is to do what?
Answer
Decrease bacteria in the intestines
7. A nurse who is admitting a newborn to the nursery observes a fetal scalp monitor site on the
scalp. Which complication should the nurse monitor this newborn for?
Answer
infection
8. A nurse is caring for a 13-year-old child who has an external fixation device on the leg. What
is the nurse's priority goal when providing pin care?
Answer
Prevent- ing infection
9. Which sexually transmitted disease is caused by a virus?
Answer
genital warts
10. A child recovering from a severe asthma attack is given oral prednisone 15 mg twice daily.
What is the priority nursing intervention?
Answer
Preventing exposure of the child to infection
, 11. A client who sustained a burn injury involving 36% of the body surface area is receiving
hydrotherapy. Which is the best nursing intervention when provid- ing wound care?
Answer
Use a consistent approach to care and encourage participation.
12. Which skin infection is caused by bacteria?
Answer
Folliculitis
13. What are the symptoms of tuberculosis? Select all that apply.
Answer
fatigue nausea
low-grade fever
14. The clinic nurse is planning care for a client found to have chlamydia. Which treatment
should the nurse plan to implement?
Answer
Administration of 1 g of azithromycin orally in a single dose
15. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of four clients. Which client's laboratory report
indicates acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
Answer
- client 3 - less than 200
1. A client with erythematous papules in the interdigital spaces reports severe itching at night.
Which insect is responsible for this condition?
Answer
Sarcoptes scabiei
2. What is the function of the dermis?
Answer
Provides cells for wound healing
3. For which illness should airborne precautions be implemented?
Answer
Chicken- pox
4. A male client has discharge from the penis. Gonorrhea is suspected. To obtain a specimen
for a culture, what should the nurse do?
Answer
Swab the drainage directly from the urethra to obtain a specimen.
5. Which bacterial skin infections are caused by group A ²-hemolytic strepto- cocci? Select all
that apply.
Answer
impetigo
,erysipelas
6. A client who is scheduled for a surgical resection of the colon and creation of a colostomy
for a bowel malignancy asks why preoperative antibiotics have been prescribed. The nurse
explains that the primary purpose is to do what?
Answer
Decrease bacteria in the intestines
7. A nurse who is admitting a newborn to the nursery observes a fetal scalp monitor site on the
scalp. Which complication should the nurse monitor this newborn for?
Answer
infection
8. A nurse is caring for a 13-year-old child who has an external fixation device on the leg. What
is the nurse's priority goal when providing pin care?
Answer
Prevent- ing infection
9. Which sexually transmitted disease is caused by a virus?
Answer
genital warts
10. A child recovering from a severe asthma attack is given oral prednisone 15 mg twice daily.
What is the priority nursing intervention?
Answer
Preventing exposure of the child to infection
, 11. A client who sustained a burn injury involving 36% of the body surface area is receiving
hydrotherapy. Which is the best nursing intervention when provid- ing wound care?
Answer
Use a consistent approach to care and encourage participation.
12. Which skin infection is caused by bacteria?
Answer
Folliculitis
13. What are the symptoms of tuberculosis? Select all that apply.
Answer
fatigue nausea
low-grade fever
14. The clinic nurse is planning care for a client found to have chlamydia. Which treatment
should the nurse plan to implement?
Answer
Administration of 1 g of azithromycin orally in a single dose
15. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of four clients. Which client's laboratory report
indicates acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
Answer
- client 3 - less than 200
