Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 94%
Full-length
Passage / Scenario
A nursing assistant states that her five-year-old child has developed chickenpox.It would be MOST important for the nurse to ask which of the following questions?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Strategy: 'MOST important' indicates there may be more than one answer that you would like to select. Remember, you can only ask one question. (1) chickenpox spread by direct contact, airborne route; not the most important question (2) fever, malaise, and anorexia occur during first 24 hours; treat with Tylenol (3) correct-need to ascertain if staff has had the disease; if not, VZIG can be given; exclude from patient care from the 10th day after first exposure through the 21st day (28th day if VZIG given) after last exposure (4) important information, but assessing staff is most important