Chapter 14: Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks

Chapter 14: Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. A nurse is utilizing the provisions created by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act. Which of the following interventions is the nurse most likely performing?

a.	Increasing AIDS awareness in the community
b.	Determining available health care services for HIV-infected individuals
c.	Preventing the transmission of AIDS to children from their mothers
d.	Allowing persons in the final stages of HIV to die with dignity

 

 

ANS:   B

This act provides emergency services, services for early intervention and care, and drug reimbursement programs for HIV-infected individuals.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Applying                  REF:    p. 321

TOP:    Nursing process: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

2. Which part of the immunological system suffers the greatest damage as a result of HIV infection?

a.	Dendrite cells
b.	CD4+ T-lymphocytes
c.	Macrophages
d.	Monocytes

 

 

ANS:   B

When HIV enters the body, a person may experience a mononucleosis-like syndrome, referred to as a primary infection, which lasts for few weeks. This may go unrecognized. The body’s CD4 white blood cell count drops for a brief time when the virus is most plentiful in the body. The dendrite cells, macrophages, and monocytes are not as severely damaged as the CD4 cells.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 321

TOP:    Nursing process: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

 

3. HIV transmission can occur through:

a.	exposure to blood.
b.	insect bites.
c.	sharing of school supplies.
d.	toilets.

 

 

ANS:   A

HIV can be transmitted through exposure to blood. HIV is not transmitted by insect bites, sharing of school supplies, or toilets.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 322

TOP:    Nursing process: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

 

4. A public health nurse (PHN) is reviewing Healthy People 2020 to determine where to prioritize programming for the county health department. Based on Healthy People 2020, which of the following areas would the nurse most likely plan to implement programming?

a.	Reduce the rate of HIV transmission among adults and adolescents
b.	Eliminate sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from developed countries
c.	Reduce deaths from gonorrhea
d.	Increase awareness about HIV in lesbian females

 

 

ANS:   A

One of the Healthy People 2020 objectives is reducing the number of cases of HIV infection among adults and adolescents. Eliminating STDs from developed countries, reducing deaths from gonorrhea, and increasing awareness about HIV among lesbian females are not addressed by Healthy People 2020.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Analyzing                REF:    p. 320 (Healthy People 2020 Box)

TOP:    Nursing process: Planning

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care