In conducting a health screening for 12-month-old children, the nurse expects them to have been immunized against which of the following diseases?
- A. measles, polio, pertussis, hepatitis B
- B. diptheria, pertussis, polio, tetanus
- C. rubella, polio, pertussis, hepatitis A
- D. measles, mumps, rubella, polio
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: By 12 months, children should have received DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) and polio vaccines. MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) is given after 12 months, and hepatitis A is not routine at this age.
You may also like to solve these questions
The acts enacted by states to provide immunity from liability to persons who provide emergency care at an accident scene are called:
- A. Good Samaritan laws.
- B. HIPAA.
- C. Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA).
- D. OBRA.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Good Samaritan laws protect providers of care in an emergency situation. HIPAA's focus is confidentiality of information and right to privacy. The PSDA concerns a client's autonomous decision-making. OBRA was passed in the late 1980s to promote nursing home reform due to quality issues.
The power a nurse exerts when he or she works to accomplish goals and effect change in an agency or in policy is considered what type of power?
- A. political
- B. personal
- C. positional
- D. professional
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Political power results from one's ability to work within systems, agencies, or through policy to affect change. Personal power is based on one's charisma and self-confidence and is often found in informal leadership situations. Positional power is based on designated authority in a legitimized position within which the power is exercised. Professional power is based on one's professional skills and abilities resulting from one's recognized expertise in an area of practice.
A gastroenterologist should be consulted for clients suffering from:
- A. digestive system diseases.
- B. urinary system diseases.
- C. female reproductive system diseases.
- D. nervous system diseases.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A gastroenterologist cares for clients with digestive system diseases. A urologist cares for clients with urinary system diseases. A gynecologist cares for clients with female reproductive system diseases. A neurologist cares for clients with nervous system diseases.
The nurse is teaching parents of a newborn about feeding their infant. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
- A. Use the defrost setting on microwave ovens to warm bottles.
- B. When refrigerating formula, don't feed the baby partially used bottles after 24 hours.
- C. When using formula concentrate, mix two parts water and one part concentrate.
- D. If a portion of one bottle is left for the next feeding, go ahead and add new formula to fill it.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Parents must be careful when warming bottles in a microwave oven because the milk can become superheated. When a microwave oven is used, the defrost setting should be chosen, and the temperature of the formula should be checked before giving it to the baby. Refrigerated, partially used bottles should be discarded after 4 hours because the baby might have introduced some pathogens into the formula. Returning the bottle to the refrigerator does not destroy pathogens. Formula concentrate and water are usually mixed in a 1:1 ratio of one part concentrate and one part water. Infants should be offered fresh formula at each feeding. Partially used bottles should not have fresh formula added to them. Pathogens can grow in partially used bottles of formula and be transferred to the new formula.
When obtaining a health history on a menopausal woman, which information should a nurse recognize as a contraindication for hormone replacement therapy?
- A. family history of stroke
- B. ovaries removed before age 45
- C. frequent hot flashes and/or night sweats
- D. unexplained vaginal bleeding
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Unexplained vaginal bleeding is a contraindication for hormone replacement therapy. Family history of stroke is not a contraindication for hormone replacement therapy. If the woman herself had a history of stroke or other blood-clotting events, hormone therapy could be contraindicated. Frequent hot flashes and/or night sweats can be relieved by hormone replacement therapy.