Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: An individual with anemia could receive the vaccine.
Rationale 2: An individual with arthritis could receive the vaccine.
Rationale 3: An individual with hypertension could receive the vaccine.
Rationale 4: An active infection would be a contraindication to the administration of hepatitis B vaccine.
Global Rationale: Patients with active infections or unexplained fever should delay use of the vaccine unless the health of the patient is endangered by withholding the vaccine. Anemia, arthritis, and hypertension do not preclude vaccination.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: The primary diagnostic characteristic of pertussis is not a raised rash. This might be measles.
Rationale 2: This is correct; hence its name, whooping cough.
Rationale 3: These symptoms represent can occur with pertussis but are not the signature findings..
Rationale 4: The symptoms describe lockjaw.
Global Rationale: Pertussis begins with a low-grade fever and irritated cough and progresses to spasmodic coughing episodes characterized by an inspiratory whoop, leading to the common name whooping cough. The coughing episodes are productive and may be induced by laughing, talking, or activity in children, and lead to gagging or vomiting. Rash and tightening of the jaw muscles are not associated with pertussis.
The nurse applies a pulse oximeter sensor on the client’s finger.
Drugs for Viral Hepatitis
Example of simplified note for one-time client.
Building a Client Base
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
Client’s view with visual field loss