Chapter 6: Communicable
Diseases Exam Questions
with Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, A young child is being treated for giardiasis. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse
make to the child's parent - Correct Answer: Diapers must be changed as soon as they are soiled and
disposed of in a closed receptacle
Deficiency of which of the following vitamins or mineral results in an inadequate inflammatory response
- Correct Answer: vitamin A
Which of the following should be used in the care of all pediatric patients to reduce the risk of
transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection - Correct
Answer: standard precautions
Which childhood vaccine provides some protection against bacterial meningitis, epiglottitis and bacterial
pneumonia - Correct Answer: Hib vaccine
Which vaccine do the CDC recommend that pregnant adolescents and women who are not protected
against pertussis receive optimally between 27 and 36 weeks gestation or PP prior to d/c from the
hospital - Correct Answer: Tdap
Which childhood vaccine provides protection against streptococcal infections, such as otitis media,
sinusitis and pneumonia - Correct Answer: pneumococcal vaccine
One of the most common intestinal parasitic pathogens in the US acquired from a contaminated water
source such as a lake or swimming pool is - Correct Answer: giardia
A 9 year old child in the ED is diagnosed with Lyme disease. The nurse anticipates that the HCP orders
will include administration of - Correct Answer: doxycyline
Which of the following is a preventable condition if caregivers practice meticulous cleaning and disposal
techniques - Correct Answer: hospital acquired infections
The nurse caring for infants in the NICU recognizes that the single most important practice to reduce the
transmission of infectious diseases is - Correct Answer: hand hygeine
Diseases Exam Questions
with Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, A young child is being treated for giardiasis. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse
make to the child's parent - Correct Answer: Diapers must be changed as soon as they are soiled and
disposed of in a closed receptacle
Deficiency of which of the following vitamins or mineral results in an inadequate inflammatory response
- Correct Answer: vitamin A
Which of the following should be used in the care of all pediatric patients to reduce the risk of
transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection - Correct
Answer: standard precautions
Which childhood vaccine provides some protection against bacterial meningitis, epiglottitis and bacterial
pneumonia - Correct Answer: Hib vaccine
Which vaccine do the CDC recommend that pregnant adolescents and women who are not protected
against pertussis receive optimally between 27 and 36 weeks gestation or PP prior to d/c from the
hospital - Correct Answer: Tdap
Which childhood vaccine provides protection against streptococcal infections, such as otitis media,
sinusitis and pneumonia - Correct Answer: pneumococcal vaccine
One of the most common intestinal parasitic pathogens in the US acquired from a contaminated water
source such as a lake or swimming pool is - Correct Answer: giardia
A 9 year old child in the ED is diagnosed with Lyme disease. The nurse anticipates that the HCP orders
will include administration of - Correct Answer: doxycyline
Which of the following is a preventable condition if caregivers practice meticulous cleaning and disposal
techniques - Correct Answer: hospital acquired infections
The nurse caring for infants in the NICU recognizes that the single most important practice to reduce the
transmission of infectious diseases is - Correct Answer: hand hygeine
