Deck 14: Nursing Interventions and Patient Education for Infectious Diseases

Question 1

The nurse instructing a client who was diagnosed with trichomoniasis explains that this sexually transmitted illness (STI) affects approximately ________% of women who visit STI clinics in the United States.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

15

Question 2

The nurse is receiving a shift report for a client with ascariasis. The nurse knows that this disease often affects children between the ages of 3 and ________ years and plans to include the importance of proper hand hygiene in discharge teaching.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Answer 2

8

Question 3

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with pinworms. Although a single dose often eradicates the pinworm issue, the nurse should educate the client and family that they may be asked to return for additional treatment in ________ weeks.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Answer 3

2

Question 4

While providing teaching for a client with leishmaniasis, the nurse explains that the medication prescribed, sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam), must be administered by injection for 4 to ________ weeks.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 5

A pediatric client presents with tinea capitis. The nurse anticipates that the infection will be treated with griseofulvin (Fulvicin) for 8 to 10 weeks at a dose of ________ mg/kg/day.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 6

The nurse is administering amphotericin B to a client with a serious systemic fungal infection. The client is experiencing acute fever, chills, and vomiting, and complains of headache. The nurse knows that this reaction occurs in ________% of clients and anticipates that symptoms will subside as treatment continues.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 7

The nurse is instructing a client who will be taking fluconazole (Diflucan) at home for the treatment of a fungal infection. The nurse tells the client to increase fluid intake to ________ liters per day.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.