Chapter 8: Surveillance and Communicable Diseases

Chapter 8: Surveillance and Communicable Diseases

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. A nurse working in a community clinic noticed an unusually large number of patients with a specific type of influenza. The nurse knew that the disease was running rampant in other parts of the country, making it ____.

A.	A pandemic
B.	An endemic
C.	An epidemic
D.	Both 1 and 2

 

 

ANS:  C

Objective: 3. Investigate the role of culture and environment in the management of an epidemic.

1. 178-179

Heading: Introduction

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process

Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Infection; Assessment

Difficulty: Easy

 

	Feedback
A	This is incorrect. A pandemic is a global epidemic.
B	This is incorrect. An endemic signifies a normal number of patients with a specific disease.
C	An epidemic occurs when there is an increase in cases significantly higher than the usual number.
D	This is incorrect. An epidemic occurs when there is an increase in cases significantly higher than the usual number A pandemic is a global epidemic. An endemic signifies a normal number of patients with a specific disease.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Infection | Assessment

 

2. A nurse who treated a patient with a severe respiratory infection incorporates which of the following preventive measures to ensure the disease will not spread to others?

A.	Use personal protection equipment (PPE)
B.	Wash hands frequently
C.	Proper cleaning of patient areas
D.	All of the above

 

 

ANS:  D

Objective: 5. Describe the role of the nurse in prevention and treatment of hospital- and community-acquired infections.

1. 179-180

Heading: Introduction > Communicable Diseases and Nursing Practice

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process

Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Oxygenation; Infection; Safety

Difficulty: Easy

	Feedback
A	Using PPE is a preventive measure.
B	Washing hands frequently is a preventive measure.
C	Proper cleaning of patient areas is a preventive measure.
D	Using PPE, washing hands frequently, and proper cleaning of patient areas are all preventive measures.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Oxygenation | Infection | Safety

 

3. When a patient shows symptoms of pneumonia, the nurse knows to first understand three key factors about the disease, including:

A.	The infectious agents that cause disease
B.	The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another
C.	Who is at risk for becoming infected
D.	All of the above

 

 

ANS:  D

Objective: 5. Describe the role of the nurse in prevention and treatment of hospital- and community-acquired infections.

1. 179-180

Heading: Introduction > Communicable Diseases and Nursing Practice

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process

Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Infection; Critical Thinking

Difficulty: Moderate

	Feedback
A	The infectious agent causing the disease is one of three key factors to understand the disease process.
B	The environment relevant to disease transmission is one of three factors to understand the disease process.
C	Determining who is at risk for becoming infected is one of three key factors in understanding the disease process.
D	The infectious agent causing a disease, the environment linked to its transmission, and determining who is at risk are the three key factors in the disease process.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Infection | Critical Thinking

 

4. A nurse starting a new job in a pediatric clinic is reviewing a list of infectious diseases he or she might encounter in her patients. Which of these are included on her list?

A.	Chickenpox
B.	Tuberculosis (TB)
C.	Group A streptococcus
D.	Both 1 and 3

 

 

ANS:  D

Objective: 5. Describe the role of the nurse in prevention and treatment of hospital- and community-acquired infections.

1. 180

Heading: Communicable Disease and the Burden of Disease > Infectious Respiratory Disease

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process

Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Promoting Health; Infection

Difficulty: Moderate

 

	Feedback
A	Chickenpox is an infectious disease most frequently affecting children.
B	TB is rare in the United States and would not be on the list.
C	Group A streptococcus is an infectious disease common in children.
D	Chickenpox and group A streptococcus are infectious diseases common in children.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Promoting Health | Infection