Public Health Nursing Study Set 3

In comparison with HIV infection in adults, what is true concerning HIV infection in infants and children?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed HIV positive. Which of the following roles of the nurse would be the most important for the nurse to implement?

A nurse is assisting an employer who has hired an individual who has been recently diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a common complication of which sexually transmitted infection (STI)?

Which of the following groups would be most likely to receive an injection of prophylactic immune globulin for possible exposure to hepatitis A?

The case rate of new tuberculosis (TB) is highest among which ethnicity in the United States?

HIV transmission can occur through contact with what?

A nurse is utilizing the provisions created by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act. Which of the following interventions is the nurse most likely performing?

What is the most chronic bloodborne infection in the United States?

Which part of the immunological system suffers the greatest damage resulting from HIV infection?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). Which of the following infections does this client most likely have?

What is the most common reportable infectious disease in the United States?

A person diagnosed with syphilis presents with signs and symptoms of rash, sore throat, and muscle and joint pain. Which of the following stages of syphilis is the client most likely experiencing?

A nurse counsels a client to have the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (EIA) test. Which of the following best describes the rationale for this test?

A nurse is examining the route of HIV transmission for a newly diagnosed HIV client. Which of the following would most likely be discovered by the nurse?

A public health nurse (PHN) is reviewing Healthy People 2020 to determine where to prioritize programming for the county health department. Based on Healthy People 2020, which of the following areas would the nurse most likely plan to implement programming?

A nurse screens blood product, donor organs, and tissues for the hepatitis C infection. Which of the following best describes this nursing action?

A nurse is examining a child in the early stages of HIV infection. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?

A nurse is working in a public health center. A patient who has been newly diagnosed as HIV positive comes for counseling. By law, which of the following actions must be taken by the nurse?

Which type of hepatitis would likely be found where sanitation is inadequate?