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TEST BANK| INFLUENZA NCLEX
PRACTICE QUESTIONS VIRAL
RESPIRATORY INFECTION NURSING
CARE Q&A WITH RATIONALES |
ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS,
ANTIVIRALS & PATIENT SAFETY
The public health nurse is educating social workers working with
lowincome families about the reasons to encourage their clients to get an
annual flu shot. What reasons should the nurse include in the educational
session? (Select all that apply.) - ............--Corrct-
Answer✅✅✅..........The predominant flu virus strain changes from
year to year. Correct
The new vaccine has specific antigens predicted for that year. Correct
Infants, young children, and people aged 50 or older are more likely to
get the flu. Correct
People without health insurance are at higher risk of getting the flu.
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People living in apartment buildings are at higher risk of getting the flu.
Rationale
The predominant flu virus strain changes from year to year. The new
vaccine has specific antigens predicted for that year. Infants, young
children, and people aged 50 or older are more likely to get the flu.
People living in apartment buildings or who lack health insurance are
not at increased risk of getting the flu.
An adolescent client with several flu symptoms calls the advice nurse to
ask about using cough suppressants. What suggestion from the nurse
would promote better airway clearance? - ............--Corrct-
Answer✅✅✅..........Use cough suppressants during the nightCorrect
Use cough suppressants in the afternoon
Use cough suppressants in the evening
Use cough suppressants in the morning
Rationale
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To promote better airway clearance, the client should use cough
suppressants only during the night, to allow rest. Their use during the
day inhibits normal coughing meant to clear the airway.
The pediatric nurse is talking to a young child's grandmother, who cares
for the child during the work week. The grandmother can't remember
whether she gave aspirin or acetaminophen when the child had a fever.
What is the best advice the pediatric nurse can give the grandmother for
the future? - ............--Corrct-Answer✅✅✅..........Do not give
aspirin to children with a fever.-Correct
Write down the medication given as soon as possible.
Aspirin or acetaminophen work equally well for fevers.
Do not give acetaminophen to children with a fever.
The residents and staff of a nursing home are in a geographical area with
reports of confirmed influenza cases. The nurse administrator has
decided to offer antiviral medication to all staff and residents as a
preventive measure. When is it safe for them to stop taking the drugs? -
............--Corrct-Answer✅✅✅..........After 7 days with no new flu
cases- correct
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After 5 consecutive days of medication administration
After the recipients get immunity to the flu
After no reported deaths due to flu in 2 days
Rationale
After 7 days with no new flu cases, the prophylaxis can stop.
That is more than 5 consecutive days of medications.
An absence of reported deaths is not a signal to stop. The antivirals do
not confer immunity to the flu.
With the assistance of a sign language interpreter, the clinic nurse is
interviewing a deaf client to complete the flu risk health history. The
client is coughing and febrile. Which questions are necessary to assess
for flu risk?
(Select all that apply.) - ............--Corrct-Answer✅✅✅..........How
long has the client had flu symptoms?-Correct
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TEST BANK| INFLUENZA NCLEX
PRACTICE QUESTIONS VIRAL
RESPIRATORY INFECTION NURSING
CARE Q&A WITH RATIONALES |
ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS,
ANTIVIRALS & PATIENT SAFETY
The public health nurse is educating social workers working with
lowincome families about the reasons to encourage their clients to get an
annual flu shot. What reasons should the nurse include in the educational
session? (Select all that apply.) - ............--Corrct-
Answer✅✅✅..........The predominant flu virus strain changes from
year to year. Correct
The new vaccine has specific antigens predicted for that year. Correct
Infants, young children, and people aged 50 or older are more likely to
get the flu. Correct
People without health insurance are at higher risk of getting the flu.
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People living in apartment buildings are at higher risk of getting the flu.
Rationale
The predominant flu virus strain changes from year to year. The new
vaccine has specific antigens predicted for that year. Infants, young
children, and people aged 50 or older are more likely to get the flu.
People living in apartment buildings or who lack health insurance are
not at increased risk of getting the flu.
An adolescent client with several flu symptoms calls the advice nurse to
ask about using cough suppressants. What suggestion from the nurse
would promote better airway clearance? - ............--Corrct-
Answer✅✅✅..........Use cough suppressants during the nightCorrect
Use cough suppressants in the afternoon
Use cough suppressants in the evening
Use cough suppressants in the morning
Rationale
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To promote better airway clearance, the client should use cough
suppressants only during the night, to allow rest. Their use during the
day inhibits normal coughing meant to clear the airway.
The pediatric nurse is talking to a young child's grandmother, who cares
for the child during the work week. The grandmother can't remember
whether she gave aspirin or acetaminophen when the child had a fever.
What is the best advice the pediatric nurse can give the grandmother for
the future? - ............--Corrct-Answer✅✅✅..........Do not give
aspirin to children with a fever.-Correct
Write down the medication given as soon as possible.
Aspirin or acetaminophen work equally well for fevers.
Do not give acetaminophen to children with a fever.
The residents and staff of a nursing home are in a geographical area with
reports of confirmed influenza cases. The nurse administrator has
decided to offer antiviral medication to all staff and residents as a
preventive measure. When is it safe for them to stop taking the drugs? -
............--Corrct-Answer✅✅✅..........After 7 days with no new flu
cases- correct
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After 5 consecutive days of medication administration
After the recipients get immunity to the flu
After no reported deaths due to flu in 2 days
Rationale
After 7 days with no new flu cases, the prophylaxis can stop.
That is more than 5 consecutive days of medications.
An absence of reported deaths is not a signal to stop. The antivirals do
not confer immunity to the flu.
With the assistance of a sign language interpreter, the clinic nurse is
interviewing a deaf client to complete the flu risk health history. The
client is coughing and febrile. Which questions are necessary to assess
for flu risk?
(Select all that apply.) - ............--Corrct-Answer✅✅✅..........How
long has the client had flu symptoms?-Correct
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