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A 12-year-old male is admitted to the pediatric unit due to persistent upper respiratory symptoms and respiratory distress. The patient has a history of developmental delay, chronic lung disease, and frequent respiratory infections. Upon assessment, as the RN, you note the patient to have a fever, moderate respiratory rate, productive cough, and large amount of nasal secretions. Upon report from the patient’s mother, the patient has been on a 3-week course of antibiotics with no improvement in symptoms. Upon further workup, the patient is diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superinfection.
-You provide education to the patient and his mother regarding the diagnosis.Which of the following statements,by the mother,demonstrates an understanding of the teaching?

Question

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  A 12-year-old male is admitted to the pediatric unit due to persistent upper respiratory symptoms and respiratory distress. The patient has a history of developmental delay, chronic lung disease, and frequent respiratory infections. Upon assessment, as the RN, you note the patient to have a fever, moderate respiratory rate, productive cough, and large amount of nasal secretions. Upon report from the patient’s mother, the patient has been on a 3-week course of antibiotics with no improvement in symptoms. Upon further workup, the patient is diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superinfection.
-You provide education to the patient and his mother regarding the diagnosis.Which of the following statements,by the mother,demonstrates an understanding of the teaching?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct statement is option C, which correctly identifies how the MRSA superinfection developed. Option A is incorrect because it conveys inaccurate information by stating that the MRSA infection is extremely resistant. Option B is incorrect because it suggests that the patient developed two separate infections at the same time, which is unlikely. Option D is incorrect because it suggests that the pneumonia was caused by a virus, which is not consistent with the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia with MRSA superinfection.

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