NURS 316 Infection and Immunity Drugs
1. A public health nurse is educating school nurses about worm infections. The public
health nurse should teach the school nurses to expect to encounter what type of worm
infection most often?
A) Pinworms
B) Roundworms
C) Threadworms
D) Whipworms
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2. The parent of a 3-year-old child brings the child to the clinic. The child is diagnosed
with pinworms. The nurse should most likely educate the family about the use of what
drug?
A) Pyrantel
B) Ivermectin
C) Mebendazole
D) Albendazole
3. A nurse is teaching a parent about administering pyrantel to the client's 5-year-old child.
What should the nurse teach the client?
A) The child will require three doses as a 1-day treatment (q8h).
B) The child will be prescribed a morning dose and an evening dose for 3 days.
C) The drug will be prescribed b.i.d. for 10 days.
D) The drug will be administered as a one-time dose.
4. A client has been diagnosed with roundworms and is to be treated with albendazole.
What assessment should the nurse perform to ensure safe and effective use of this
medication?
A) Assess whether the client is currently taking cimetidine
B) Assess the client's suitability for insertion of a central IV catheter
C) Assess the client's immunization status
D) Assess whether the client has taken loperamide in the past 48 hours
5. The nurse is providing care for a client who is prescribed albendazole. What assessment
should the nurse prioritize?
A) Temperature, heart rate, and oxygen saturation
B) Daily weights and abdominal girth
C) Monitoring urine output, BUN, and creatinine
D) Assessing the client's protein intake
6. The nurse is caring for an adult client receiving a prescription for an anthelmintic drug.
For what nursing diagnosis should the nurse assess most closely?
A) Constipation
, B) Disturbed personal identity
C) Acute confusion
D) Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements
7. A nurse is teaching a client who has been diagnosed with trichinosis. The nurse should
teach the client what aspect of this infection?
A) This roundworm disrupts the host's normal cellular functions, causing cell death
and resulting in disease
B) Trichinosis invades body tissues and seriously damages lymphatic tissue,
lungs, the central nervous system, heart, and liver
C) Trichinosis roundworms are exposed to the delicate mucous membranes of the anus
and colon producing local irritation
D) Trichinosis is easily passed from one individual to another resulting in rapid
spreading within a work place
8. A client has been diagnosed with a helminthic infection and has begun treatment with
mebendazole. What should the nurse include in client education?
A) Any person who was recently exposed to the client should receive prophylactic.
B) The drug should be taken on an empty stomach to maximize therapeutic effect.
C) The client should remain isolated until the course of mebendazole is complete.
D) Strict hygiene measures are important in eradicating the infection.
9. The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with hookworms and who is receiving
mebendazole. When reviewing this client's laboratory findings, what changes should the
nurse attribute to the client's infection? Select all that apply.
A) Increased bilirubin
B) Decreased hematocrit
C) Increased aspartate transaminase levels
D) Decreased blood glucose
E) Decreased hemoglobin
10. A client is taking an anthelmintic that is absorbed systemically. The nurse should
caution the client about what possible adverse effect?
A) Urinary retention and cloudy urine
B) Constipation and abdominal pain
C) Headache and dizziness
D) Disturbances to hearing and vision
11. A parent brings a child to the clinic where the child is diagnosed with hookworms. The
parent asks how the child got hookworms and how to prevent future occurrences. What
should the nurse teach the parent to prevent future occurrences?
1. A public health nurse is educating school nurses about worm infections. The public
health nurse should teach the school nurses to expect to encounter what type of worm
infection most often?
A) Pinworms
B) Roundworms
C) Threadworms
D) Whipworms
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2. The parent of a 3-year-old child brings the child to the clinic. The child is diagnosed
with pinworms. The nurse should most likely educate the family about the use of what
drug?
A) Pyrantel
B) Ivermectin
C) Mebendazole
D) Albendazole
3. A nurse is teaching a parent about administering pyrantel to the client's 5-year-old child.
What should the nurse teach the client?
A) The child will require three doses as a 1-day treatment (q8h).
B) The child will be prescribed a morning dose and an evening dose for 3 days.
C) The drug will be prescribed b.i.d. for 10 days.
D) The drug will be administered as a one-time dose.
4. A client has been diagnosed with roundworms and is to be treated with albendazole.
What assessment should the nurse perform to ensure safe and effective use of this
medication?
A) Assess whether the client is currently taking cimetidine
B) Assess the client's suitability for insertion of a central IV catheter
C) Assess the client's immunization status
D) Assess whether the client has taken loperamide in the past 48 hours
5. The nurse is providing care for a client who is prescribed albendazole. What assessment
should the nurse prioritize?
A) Temperature, heart rate, and oxygen saturation
B) Daily weights and abdominal girth
C) Monitoring urine output, BUN, and creatinine
D) Assessing the client's protein intake
6. The nurse is caring for an adult client receiving a prescription for an anthelmintic drug.
For what nursing diagnosis should the nurse assess most closely?
A) Constipation
, B) Disturbed personal identity
C) Acute confusion
D) Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements
7. A nurse is teaching a client who has been diagnosed with trichinosis. The nurse should
teach the client what aspect of this infection?
A) This roundworm disrupts the host's normal cellular functions, causing cell death
and resulting in disease
B) Trichinosis invades body tissues and seriously damages lymphatic tissue,
lungs, the central nervous system, heart, and liver
C) Trichinosis roundworms are exposed to the delicate mucous membranes of the anus
and colon producing local irritation
D) Trichinosis is easily passed from one individual to another resulting in rapid
spreading within a work place
8. A client has been diagnosed with a helminthic infection and has begun treatment with
mebendazole. What should the nurse include in client education?
A) Any person who was recently exposed to the client should receive prophylactic.
B) The drug should be taken on an empty stomach to maximize therapeutic effect.
C) The client should remain isolated until the course of mebendazole is complete.
D) Strict hygiene measures are important in eradicating the infection.
9. The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with hookworms and who is receiving
mebendazole. When reviewing this client's laboratory findings, what changes should the
nurse attribute to the client's infection? Select all that apply.
A) Increased bilirubin
B) Decreased hematocrit
C) Increased aspartate transaminase levels
D) Decreased blood glucose
E) Decreased hemoglobin
10. A client is taking an anthelmintic that is absorbed systemically. The nurse should
caution the client about what possible adverse effect?
A) Urinary retention and cloudy urine
B) Constipation and abdominal pain
C) Headache and dizziness
D) Disturbances to hearing and vision
11. A parent brings a child to the clinic where the child is diagnosed with hookworms. The
parent asks how the child got hookworms and how to prevent future occurrences. What
should the nurse teach the parent to prevent future occurrences?
