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
Infection and Immunity Drugs
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
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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
Infection and Immunity Drugs
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
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