The Meningitis Quiz: Trivia Questions!
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Get ready to take this 'The Meningitis Quiz Trivia Questions. ' In this quiz, you will get the chance to test your understanding and knowledge of meningitis and how to deal with patients with meningitis. It will also give you way more information in a quick, fun time. This quiz is going to be educational as well as interesting for you. So, try to score 80 or above on this quiz. Best of luck to you!
- 1.A nurse is putting together a presentation on meningitis. Which of the following microorganisms has noted been linked to meningitis in humans?
- A.
S. pneumonia
- B.
H. influenza
- C.
N. meningitis
- D.
Cl. difficile
- 2.Patrick, a healthy adolescent has meningitis and is receiving I.V. and oral fluids. The nurse should monitor this client’s fluid intake because fluid overload may cause:
- A.
Cerebral edema
- B.
Dehydration
- C.
Heart failure
- D.
Hypovolemic shock
- 3.A 4-month-old who has meningococcal meningitis gets admitted to the pediatric unit. Which of these nursing interventions has the highest priority?
- A.
Instituting droplet precautions
- B.
Administering acetaminophen (Tylenol)
- C.
Obtaining history information from the parents
- D.
Orienting the parents to the pediatric unit
- 4.The nurse assesses a patient, and she notes Brudzinski’s sign and also Kernig’s sign. Of which of these following disorders are two classic signs?
- A.
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- B.
Meningitis
- C.
Seizure disorder
- D.
Parkinson’s disease
- 5.Richard Barnes had been diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis. What response by the patient shows that he actually understands the precautions that are necessary with this diagnosis?
- A.
“I’m so depressed because I can’t have any visitors for a week.”
- B.
“Thank goodness. I’ll only be in isolation for 24 hours.”
- C.
“The nurse told me that my urine and stool are also sources of meningitis bacteria.”
- D.
“The doctor is a good friend of mine and won’t keep me in isolation.”
- 6.The adolescent patient shows symptoms of meningitis: nuchal rigidity, vomiting, fever, and lethargy. How should the following test be prepared by the nurse?
- A.
Blood culture.
- B.
Throat and ear culture.
- C.
CAT scan.
- D.
Lumbar puncture.
- 7.In children aged 2 months to 3 years, the most common form of meningitis is caused by
- A.
Hemophilus influenzae
- B.
Morbillivirus
- C.
Streptococcus pneumonia
- D.
Neisseria meningitidis
- 8.Dexamethasone improves mortality in meningococcal meningitis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A client gets admitted having a diagnosis of meningitis that is caused by Neisseria meningitides. Which type of isolation precautions should the nurse institute?
- A.
Contact precautions
- B.
Droplet precautions
- C.
Airborne precautions
- D.
Standard precautions
- 10.A 4-year-old girl gets admitted with pneumococcal meningitis. Recently she returned from a holiday 2 days before. What should you treat her with?
- A.
Ceftriaxone
- B.
Amoxicillin and gentamicin
- C.
Benzylpenicillin and rifampicin
- D.
Cefotaxime and vancomycin
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