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% […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Injection drug use is risky because the potential for injecting bloodborne pathogens such as HIV and HBV exists when needles are shared. The nurse can educate IV drug users about sharing equipment by 1. Telling clients to throw away their equipment after one use 2. Educating the client on using full-strength bleach on their drug […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Nurses who are uncomfortable discussing topics such as sexual behavior or sexual orientation are likely to avoid assessing risk behaviors with clients. What can be the result? 1. The nurse may be ineffective in identifying risks and assisting in risky behaviors. 2. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) will not be diagnosed. 3. Clients will be reluctant […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
The ability of an agent to produce a poisonous reaction is known as 1. Antigenicity 2. Invasiveness 3. Toxicity 4. Virulence ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3 The ability of an agent to produce a poisonous reaction is known as toxicity.
Date: October 9th, 2020
Rabies postexposure immunization is an example of which of the following levels of prevention with regard to infectious disease interventions? 1. Primary prevention 2. Secondary prevention 3. Tertiary prevention 4. Assessment ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and prompt treatment of disease, injury, or disability.
Date: October 9th, 2020
