Exam 15: Infection

A nurse has identified an older patient as being at high risk of infection.Which assessment data indicate that priority goals for this diagnosis have been met?

The nurse caring for an older adult patient currently receiving traditional drug therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)recognizes that the patient is at risk for developing:

The geriatric nurse caring for the older female immunosuppressed patient is particularly concerned when the patient reports which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

An immunosuppressed older adult patient reports symptoms of fatigue,facial rash,intermittent low-grade fever,and painfully swollen finger joints.The nurse anticipates that diagnosis will be confirmed by:

A patient who is currently being treated for rheumatoid arthritis exhibits symptoms suspicious of tuberculosis (TB).The nurse anticipates that:

The nurse is preparing an educational facts sheet on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)for older adults.What information does the nurse include? (Select all that apply. )

A patient is receiving chemotherapy to treat cancer.What instructions does the nurse provide the patient and family to reduce the chance of infection? (Select all that apply. )

A student nurse is caring for a patient who has vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).What action by the student requires the nurse to intervene?

The geriatric nurse identifies the patient with the greatest risk of immunosuppression as:

A patient claims that all food is bland since "I got old." What suggestions does the nurse provide to this patient?

A patient is hospitalized with a nonhealing leg ulcer.Lab work does not demonstrate anemia.What action by the nurse is best?

An older adult patient who is generally in good health starts experiencing numerous colds and now pneumonia.What factor from the nursing history most likely has placed the patient at increased risk for the development of these infections?

The student learning about immunity understands that the chain of infection contains which parts? (Select all that apply. )

An older patient smoked tobacco most of the adult life.When planning health promotion education for this patient,the nurse includes information that such smoking:

An older patient is hospitalized for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),for which the patient is on chronic steroid use.The patient also has a fresh dog bite on the arm,which is not reddened,swollen,and only slightly tender.The patient is afebrile,but the nurse finds the patient confused and agitated.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse caring for a cognitively impaired older adult admitted to an acute care facility best minimizes this particular patient's risk for developing a nosocomial infection by:

The nurse caring for an older adult patient engages in appropriate cancer-related health screening when which of the following occur? (Select all that apply. )

An older patient asks the nurse about taking Echinacea to prevent colds.What response by the nurse is best?

The nurse studying immunity understands that which are age-related changes in immune system functioning? (Select all that apply. )

To educate patients on health promotion measures to minimize the effect of normal age-related changes in immunity,the geriatric nurse: