The nurse is preparing an educational program on bacterial ...

[genevieve1028]

The nurse is preparing an educational program on bacterial meningitis for a group of community members. Which groups should the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for this infection?
 
  Select all that apply.
  1. older adults
  2. pregnant women
  3. military recruits
  4. college students
  5. low-income individuals

Question 2

The nurse suspects that a patient with a spinal cord injury is experiencing autonomic dysreflexia. Which findings will help the nurse determine the cause for this condition?
 
  Select all that apply.
  1. hypertension
  2. kinked catheter tubing
  3. respiratory wheezes and stridor
  4. diarrhea
  5. fecal impaction

[Sarahjh]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3, 4
Military personnel living on a base and young adults living in close proximity (such as college students living in a dormitory) are at a greater risk of contracting bacterial meningitis. Older adults, pregnant women, and individuals with a low-income are at lower risk for bacterial meningitis.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2, 5
Autonomic dysreflexia can be caused by kinked catheter tubing, which allows the bladder to become full and triggers massive vasoconstriction below the injury site, producing the manifestations of this process. Fecal impaction can trigger autonomic dysreflexia. Hypertension is a manifestation of autonomic dysreflexia. Respiratory system changes and diarrhea do not cause autonomic dysreflexia.

[genevieve1028]

Correct answers!

[Sarahjh]

Great! Please up vote