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karateprodigy · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse is presenting a lecture about pneumonia to a group of senior citizens in a community center. The nurse explains that people with which of the following risk factors are at a higher risk of developing the infection?

A. Cigarette smoking, alcoholism, and heart failure
B. Immunosuppression and hypertension
C. Diabetes and gastritis
D. Hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a young child who is suspected of having meningitis. A spinal tap culture is pending. If it comes back positive for N. meningitidis, the nurse will need to

A. Discharge him from the hospital; it is appropriate for his family to care for him at home.
B. Inform the child's daycare and other caregivers so they can monitor for symptoms of the infection.
C. Promptly admit the child to the ICU.
D. Double the dose of antibiotics.