communicable diseases
Which communicable disease causes swollen salivary glands
Mumps
What is the main clinical manifestation of Giardiasis
Diarrhea
most common nursing diagnosis for giardiasis
Diarrhea
nursing interventions for a child with giardiasis will include
monitoring of Is & Os
Childhood immunization
Which communicable disease presents with an abrupt high temperature
Scarlet Fever
What test is performed to confirm the diagnosis of pinwarm
Tape test
most common nursing diagnosis for pinworms
impaired comfort r/t to itching
When it comes to communicable diseases, nursing interventions will be based on ....and ...fill in the blanks
Prevention of illness and control of its spread
The nurse is teaching to a group of school age children measures to decrease the risk for infection. What will she address first?
Hand washing
What is the name of the communicable disease that increase the risk of mortality in children less than 6 months and why
Pertussis because babies less than 6 months have difficulty maintaining adequate oxygenation
Which parasitic infection is treated with Flagyl or Tindamax
Giardiasis
nursing diagnoses for un-immunized children
risk for infection r/t to inadequate vaccination
what isolation precautions should be followed for hospitalized child with chicken pox?
Airborne and contact precautions
The school nurse is teaching 8 year-old children measures to decrease the risk for spreading infections. Besides hand washing, what should be addressed with children in that age group?
Proper coughing and sneezing technique
Which disease shows kolpik spots in the buccal mucosa?
measles
What type parasite is responsible for pinworm infection
Helminth
common nursing diagnosis for a teenager with chicken pox
disturbed body image r/t to presence of vesicles
The child with mumps has the nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirement. What nursing intervention related to diet would you implement?
soft bland foods that do not require chewing
what are some important teaching topics to prevent pinworms reinfection, name 2.
hand washing after using the bathroom and before eating
wash all linen and clothes in hot water
keep the child's fingernails short
daily showers
Which communicable diseases benefit from antibiotic therapy?
Pertussis and Scarlet fever
what is the common name for Enterobiasis
Pinworm
nursing diagnosis for measles and chicken pox,
acute pain r/t skin integrity
What category of medications will the nurse administer to a child with pertussis?
antibiotics (azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythormycin)
True or False: Scarlet fever can be prevented through childhood immunization
False: Scarlet fever is caused by bacterial infection therefore there is no vaccine to prevent it