Nursing Care: Communicable Diseases and
Immunizations
In which ways does the nurse protect the community against communicable diseases? Select all that
apply.
ALL
Select which personal protective equipment (PPE) the nurse wears when caring for clients in airborne,
contact, and droplet precautions. Each precaution may require more than one type of PPE.
The nurse is providing education to the parent of a child receiving vaccinations. Which are common
vaccination side effects that the nurse should include in the teaching? Select all that apply.
Fever
Rash
Injection site soreness
Indicate which type of precaution is needed for each communicable disease. More than one type of
precaution may be indicated for each disease.
The nurse is caring for an unvaccinated 1-year-old child in a health care provider's office. The child
presents with fever, tiredness, and with white and red spots inside the cheeks for the past 2 days. The
nurse suspects the child has _______and recommends the child be ___ right away.
-measles
-isolated
Immunizations
In which ways does the nurse protect the community against communicable diseases? Select all that
apply.
ALL
Select which personal protective equipment (PPE) the nurse wears when caring for clients in airborne,
contact, and droplet precautions. Each precaution may require more than one type of PPE.
The nurse is providing education to the parent of a child receiving vaccinations. Which are common
vaccination side effects that the nurse should include in the teaching? Select all that apply.
Fever
Rash
Injection site soreness
Indicate which type of precaution is needed for each communicable disease. More than one type of
precaution may be indicated for each disease.
The nurse is caring for an unvaccinated 1-year-old child in a health care provider's office. The child
presents with fever, tiredness, and with white and red spots inside the cheeks for the past 2 days. The
nurse suspects the child has _______and recommends the child be ___ right away.
-measles
-isolated
