Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Nursing Care Quiz
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Question 1: A nurse is caring for an older adult patient diagnosed with localized herpes zoster on the left trunk. Which isolation precaution is most appropriate for this patient while the vesicles are intact and covered?
Standard Precautions
Airborne and Contact Precautions
Droplet Precautions
Protective Environment
Question 2: A patient with shingles is prescribed acyclovir. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the medication's purpose?
This medication will kill the virus and cure me of shingles forever.
I should start this medication within 72 hours of the rash appearing for it to be most effective.
I only need to take this medication if I develop a high fever.
This drug will prevent me from being contagious to others while I have blisters.
Question 3: The nurse is assessing a patient who reports a burning, tingling sensation on one side of their chest for two days, but no rash is visible. How should the nurse document this phase of the infection?
Active eruptive phase
Postherpetic neuralgia phase
Prodromal phase
Convalescent phase
Question 4: A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient with shingles. Which of the following should be included to prevent the spread of the virus to others?
Stay in a dark room until the pain subsides.
Avoid contact with pregnant women who have not had chickenpox.
Apply heat packs to the lesions to speed up the crusting process.
You are only contagious once the blisters have crusted over.
Question 5: Which patient finding should the nurse prioritize as a potential medical emergency during an assessment of a patient with shingles?
Vesicles located on the tip of the nose.
Severe neuropathic pain rated 9 out of 10.
A low-grade fever of 100.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Crusting of the vesicles on the torso.
Question 6: A nurse is caring for an immunocompromised patient who has developed a shingles rash that covers three different dermatomes on both sides of the body. Which action should the nurse take first?
Administer an oral analgesic for pain.
Apply a topical antibiotic ointment to the lesions.
Place the patient in a private room with negative airflow.
Encourage the patient to ambulate in the hallway to distract from the pain.
Question 7: A patient with shingles continues to report sharp, stabbing pain in the area where the rash healed two months ago. Which condition does the nurse suspect?
Secondary bacterial cellulitis
Reactivation of the virus
Postherpetic neuralgia
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Question 8: When educating a 65-year-old patient about the Shingrix vaccine, which information should the nurse include?
The vaccine is only necessary if you have never had chickenpox.
This is a live-attenuated vaccine and should not be given to immunocompromised people.
The vaccine is administered in two doses, 2 to 6 months apart.
The vaccine provides lifetime immunity with a single injection.
Question 9: A patient with acute shingles asks the nurse how to manage the discomfort at home. Which recommendation is most appropriate?
Wear tight-fitting clothing to provide compression to the area.
Apply cool, wet compresses to the affected area.
Vigorously scrub the lesions with soap and water twice daily.
Use an over-the-counter corticosteroid cream on the open blisters.
Question 10: Which assessment finding is most characteristic of the shingles rash?
Bilateral, itchy macules on the arms and legs.
A cluster of vesicles that cross the midline of the body.
Unilateral, linear distribution of vesicles along a dermatome.
Painless, silver-scaled plaques on the elbows and knees.