Chapter 27: Infection Prevention and
Management
1. The most common infections in children are
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Neurologic
d. Urinary
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
The most common infections in earl y childhood are respiratory
infections.
2. Otitis media occurs in children becaus e the
a. Eustachian tube is long and twisted
b. Eustachian tube has a downward turn
c. Eustachian tube is shorter and straighter
d. Eustachian tube is widened
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Feedback:
The most common infections in earl y childhood are respiratory
infections. In children, the eustachian tubes are shorter and straighter;
, middle ear infections (otitis media) are common because bacteria can
easil y pass from the nasopharynx to the ear canal.
3. Which of the following statements about neonatal development is
accurate?
a. Neonates may have an infection without fever
b. Breast-fed infants do not become ill due to immunit y
c. Neonates prefer sleeping and often refuse to eat
d. Neonates have defense to communicable disease
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
Newborns have immature thermoregulatory mechanisms and do not
become febrile.
4. A nurse instructs a new mother on immunizations. An immunization
produces
a. Active immunit y
b. Humoral immunit y
c. Passive immunit y
d. Antigen immunit y
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
Active immunit y can be produced by vaccination. Vaccination is the
process of injecting weakened or killed organisms into a person,
stimulating antibody production.
Management
1. The most common infections in children are
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Neurologic
d. Urinary
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
The most common infections in earl y childhood are respiratory
infections.
2. Otitis media occurs in children becaus e the
a. Eustachian tube is long and twisted
b. Eustachian tube has a downward turn
c. Eustachian tube is shorter and straighter
d. Eustachian tube is widened
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Feedback:
The most common infections in earl y childhood are respiratory
infections. In children, the eustachian tubes are shorter and straighter;
, middle ear infections (otitis media) are common because bacteria can
easil y pass from the nasopharynx to the ear canal.
3. Which of the following statements about neonatal development is
accurate?
a. Neonates may have an infection without fever
b. Breast-fed infants do not become ill due to immunit y
c. Neonates prefer sleeping and often refuse to eat
d. Neonates have defense to communicable disease
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
Newborns have immature thermoregulatory mechanisms and do not
become febrile.
4. A nurse instructs a new mother on immunizations. An immunization
produces
a. Active immunit y
b. Humoral immunit y
c. Passive immunit y
d. Antigen immunit y
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
Active immunit y can be produced by vaccination. Vaccination is the
process of injecting weakened or killed organisms into a person,
stimulating antibody production.
