A community health nurse visits a homeless shelter that has several clients with tuberculosis who are taking antimicrobial drugs. Supervised drug administration may be done on a daily basis with persons with poor adherence because 1. This type of client does not care about his or her health. 2. Homeless people have no access to […]
Mental health issues such as depression, substance abuse, and bipolar disorder are frequently present in someone newly diagnosed with HIV. Nurses can assist employers by 1. Educating managers about how to deal with ill or infected workers to reduce the risk of breaching confidentiality or wrongful actions such as termination 2. Explaining how to tell […]
Which of the following is true of HIV? 1. The primary infection occurs 3 to 6 months after contracting the virus. 2. 90% of HIV-infected persons live about 5 years. 3. The incubation period in infants is longer. 4. Perinatally acquired AIDS cases have increased. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 It is true that 90% […]
Healthy People 2010 has objectives that can be used to evaluate the progress toward decreasing communicable diseases. Which of the following are included in those objectives? 1. Reduce the number of cases of HIV infection among adults and adolescents 2. Eliminate STDs from developed countries 3. Reduce deaths from gonorrhea 4. Increase awareness about HIV […]
When a client has an STD infection, the risk of HIV infection increases. The nurse serves as an educator about the modes of transmission as well as 1. A crusader for AIDS research 2. A coach and counselor to those contemplating sexual activity 3. A role model for how to behave toward and provide supportive […]
The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act was passed in 1990. The objective of this act was to 1. Increase AIDS awareness and reporting 2. Provide funds for health care in geographical areas with the largest number of AIDS cases 3. Prevent the transmission of AIDS to children from their mothers 4. Allow persons […]
A nurse is working in a public health center. A patient who has been newly diagnosed as HIV positive comes for counseling. By law, what must the nurse do? 1. Give antiviral medications to the patient 2. Ask the person to name all of his or her sexual contacts 3. Refer the patient to the […]
The clinical course for hepatitis A ranges from mild to severe and often requires prolonged convalescence. In case of exposure, prophylactic immune globulin is indicated. The recommendation for administration of immune globulin is 1. Persons who have had direct contact with blood 2. Those who ate at the same restaurant as the person with Hepatitis […]
The ability of an agent to enter and multiply in the host is known as 1. Antigenicity 2. Infectivity 3. Invasiveness 4. Virulence ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 The ability of an agent to enter and multiply in the host is known as infectivity.
The ability of an agent to produce a severe pathologic reaction is known as 1. Antigenicity 2. Invasiveness 3. Toxicity 4. Virulence ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4 The ability of an agent to produce a severe pathologic reaction is known as virulence.
