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Question 21

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Oral lesions called Koplik's spots are seen in patients with

A) croup.
B) mumps.
C) influenza.
D) measles (rubeola) .
E) rubella.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus include all of the following except

A) meningitis.
B) furuncles and carbuncles.
C) impetigo.
D) scalded skin syndrome.
E) acne.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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The toxin of Staphylococcus aureus strains that causes blisters and desquamation of skin in scalded skin syndrome is

Varicella zoster virus (human herpesvirus-3)

Protective features of the skin include all but

Propionibacterium acnes is normal flora of sebaceous glands of the skin.

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A mother brings her 8-year-old daughter into the clinic where you are a nurse. The girl has a dry, flaky, and peeling rash around her mouth. The mother states that she has tried using numerous lotions, but the lesions persist. She has come here looking for information on how to make her daughter stop licking her lips, as she thinks this is causing the lesions. Upon closer examination, you notice small blisters and honey-colored crusts. You note that the patient is negative for other symptoms, including fever, nausea, vomiting, and general malaise. -As you suspect,the doctor diagnoses the lesions as S.aureus impetigo.The mother then asks you why her daughter's affected skin seems so fragile and blisters so easily.What will be your response to her question?

Rubella is

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A mother brings her 8-year-old daughter into the clinic where you are a nurse. The girl has a dry, flaky, and peeling rash around her mouth. The mother states that she has tried using numerous lotions, but the lesions persist. She has come here looking for information on how to make her daughter stop licking her lips, as she thinks this is causing the lesions. Upon closer examination, you notice small blisters and honey-colored crusts. You note that the patient is negative for other symptoms, including fever, nausea, vomiting, and general malaise. -In the lab,the specimen is Gram-stained and inoculated onto blood agar.Microscopic analysis of the slide revealed gram-positive cocci arranged in grapelike clusters,while the blood agar produced large,round,creamy colonies with clear areas of hemolysis.After reading this information,you believe the causative agent to be

Which is true of viral conjunctivitis?

The eye's best defense is/are the

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. You are a school nurse at a public elementary school in your town. By lunch time, you have had four students visit your office complaining of itchy, watery eyes featuring red and inflamed sclera and conjunctiva. All students had clear drainage; three of the students had it in both eyes, while the fourth only had it in one eye. They all complained that their eyes felt “glued-shut” when they awoke this morning, and one student was very sensitive to light. -What infectious control procedures,if any,should be carried out?

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A mother brings in her unimmunized, otherwise healthy, 7-year-old daughter to the pediatric office where you are the charge nurse. The child has nearly 100 lesions all over her body, mainly localized to her trunk. Most of the lesions are vesicular, but a few have scabbed over. According to the mother, her daughter broke out in this rash about 5 days ago. She never experienced a fever, but the rash seems to be incurably itchy. As the mother is telling you this, you see her daughter itch open one of the vesicles, revealing a clear fluid. -One of your nurses begins calling the state health department to report a suspected case of smallpox infection.You stop her,citing the distinct differences between the symptoms of chickenpox and smallpox.Which of the following answers is not true concerning the two diseases?

Which of the following provides the eye with its best defense against microorganisms?

Blood vessels are found in the

Mottled,discolored pigmentation is seen in patients with tinea versicolor.

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A mother brings in her unimmunized, otherwise healthy, 7-year-old daughter to the pediatric office where you are the charge nurse. The child has nearly 100 lesions all over her body, mainly localized to her trunk. Most of the lesions are vesicular, but a few have scabbed over. According to the mother, her daughter broke out in this rash about 5 days ago. She never experienced a fever, but the rash seems to be incurably itchy. As the mother is telling you this, you see her daughter itch open one of the vesicles, revealing a clear fluid. -The mother demands antibiotics to treat her daughter's infection.How will you best respond to her request?

What group of microorganisms do not usually call the skin "home"?

Which of the following is not true of cellulitis?

Which is incorrect about the MMR immunization?