NURSING CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
RASMUSSEN MODULE 9 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse educates a client on decreasing the risk of developing
antibiotic-resistant infections. Which statement made by the nurse
will be most significant? Answer: "Do not skip any dose of your
antibiotics."
◉ A child is administered a RotaTeq vaccine. What adverse drug
effect should the nurse monitor for? Answer: intussusception
◉ A nurse is assessing clients who are to be given the smallpox
vaccination. Which client should the nurse remove from the
immunization line for medical counseling? Answer: 45-year-old
woman with breast cancer
◉ A registered nurse is teaching a student nurse regarding the
interventions for a client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection. Which statement by the student nurse indicates the nurse
needs to follow up? Answer: "I will ask the client to avoid
involvement in community activities."
,◉ A 1-year-old exhibits a runny nose and cough after being
administered a vaccine via the intranasal route. Which vaccine may
have been administered to the child? Answer: Live attenuated
influenza
◉ Which medications act by binding with integrase enzyme and
prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from incorporating
its genetic material into the client's cell? Select all that apply.
Answer: Raltegravir
Elvitegravir
◉ A client presents with a localized bacterial infection of mucous
membranes. Which organism is most likely responsible for this
condition in the client? Answer: Corynebacterium diphtheria
◉ A client presents to the emergency department with shortness of
breath, bloody sputum, weight gain, generalized edema, and a blood
pressure of 150/110. The nurse reviews the client's laboratory
results and determines that the client has impaired renal function.
Which diagnosis will the nurse most likely observe written in the
client's electronic medical record? Answer: Goodpasture syndrome
◉ The 8-year-old son of migrant farm workers is brought to the
county health clinic. He has no history of immunizations. After
measles is diagnosed, the public health nurse goes to the migrant
camp to search for people with a greater-than-average chance of
, contracting the disease. What is the name of this variable? Answer:
risk factor
◉ A newborn is Rh positive, and the mother is Rh negative. The
infant is to receive an exchange transfusion. When the parents ask
why their baby will receive Rh-negative blood, what explanation
does the nurse provide? Answer: The red blood cells will not be
destroyed by maternal anti-Rh antibodies.
◉ The nurse suspects the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in a client
with syphilis who is on antibiotic therapy. Which symptoms in the
client support the nurse's suspicion? Select all that apply. Answer:
fever
generalized ache
pain at the injection site
◉ An adolescent is brought to the hospital by the parent. The
adolescent has a slump and cannot sit upright. On examination, the
nurse finds a painless curvature of spine side to side. What should
the nurse advise the parent? Answer: "Your child has scoliosis and
needs to see the primary health care provider."
◉ The school nurse is teaching a class on injury prevention. What
should be included when discussing firearms? Answer: Adolescence
is the peak age for being a victim and/or offender in the case of
injury involving a firearm.
RASMUSSEN MODULE 9 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse educates a client on decreasing the risk of developing
antibiotic-resistant infections. Which statement made by the nurse
will be most significant? Answer: "Do not skip any dose of your
antibiotics."
◉ A child is administered a RotaTeq vaccine. What adverse drug
effect should the nurse monitor for? Answer: intussusception
◉ A nurse is assessing clients who are to be given the smallpox
vaccination. Which client should the nurse remove from the
immunization line for medical counseling? Answer: 45-year-old
woman with breast cancer
◉ A registered nurse is teaching a student nurse regarding the
interventions for a client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection. Which statement by the student nurse indicates the nurse
needs to follow up? Answer: "I will ask the client to avoid
involvement in community activities."
,◉ A 1-year-old exhibits a runny nose and cough after being
administered a vaccine via the intranasal route. Which vaccine may
have been administered to the child? Answer: Live attenuated
influenza
◉ Which medications act by binding with integrase enzyme and
prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from incorporating
its genetic material into the client's cell? Select all that apply.
Answer: Raltegravir
Elvitegravir
◉ A client presents with a localized bacterial infection of mucous
membranes. Which organism is most likely responsible for this
condition in the client? Answer: Corynebacterium diphtheria
◉ A client presents to the emergency department with shortness of
breath, bloody sputum, weight gain, generalized edema, and a blood
pressure of 150/110. The nurse reviews the client's laboratory
results and determines that the client has impaired renal function.
Which diagnosis will the nurse most likely observe written in the
client's electronic medical record? Answer: Goodpasture syndrome
◉ The 8-year-old son of migrant farm workers is brought to the
county health clinic. He has no history of immunizations. After
measles is diagnosed, the public health nurse goes to the migrant
camp to search for people with a greater-than-average chance of
, contracting the disease. What is the name of this variable? Answer:
risk factor
◉ A newborn is Rh positive, and the mother is Rh negative. The
infant is to receive an exchange transfusion. When the parents ask
why their baby will receive Rh-negative blood, what explanation
does the nurse provide? Answer: The red blood cells will not be
destroyed by maternal anti-Rh antibodies.
◉ The nurse suspects the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in a client
with syphilis who is on antibiotic therapy. Which symptoms in the
client support the nurse's suspicion? Select all that apply. Answer:
fever
generalized ache
pain at the injection site
◉ An adolescent is brought to the hospital by the parent. The
adolescent has a slump and cannot sit upright. On examination, the
nurse finds a painless curvature of spine side to side. What should
the nurse advise the parent? Answer: "Your child has scoliosis and
needs to see the primary health care provider."
◉ The school nurse is teaching a class on injury prevention. What
should be included when discussing firearms? Answer: Adolescence
is the peak age for being a victim and/or offender in the case of
injury involving a firearm.
