Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 68

Multiple Choice

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.
-One student came back to school the next day with a note from her mother stating her child's doctor had prescribed oral ceftriaxone.She is really not comfortable with the use of antibiotics.What is the best response to the mother's question?

• A)"Antibiotics are effective at clearing viral infections."
• B)"Antibiotics are often given prophylactically,even if viral conjunctivitis is suspected."
• C)"Antibiotics are needed to reduce her daughter's chances of contracting MRSA."
• D)"Antibiotics were not indicated in her daughter's case;she actually needed an antiprotozoal drug for treatment."

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Definitions:

Expiratory Reserve

The additional amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs after a normal exhalation.

Internal Nares

The internal nares, also known as the choanae, are openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading into the pharynx, facilitating airflow from the nose to the throat.

Nasal Cavity

The hollow space within the nose through which air flows, filtered, warmed, and humidified, also housing olfactory receptors.

Soft Palate

The soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth, separating the oral cavity from the nasal passages.