NCLEX-RN · Question #405
A 75-year-old client is hospitalized with pneumonia caused by gram-positive bacteria. Which one of the following best describes a gram-positive bacterial pneumonia?
The correct answer is B. Pneumococcal pneumonia. (A) Klebsiellapneumonia is caused by gram-negative bacteria. (B) Pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by gram-positive bacteria. (C) Legionella pneumophilapneumonia is a nonbacterial pneumonia. (D) colipneumonia is caused by gram-negative bacteria.
Question
A 75-year-old client is hospitalized with pneumonia caused by gram-positive bacteria. Which one of the following best describes a gram-positive bacterial pneumonia?
Options
- AKlebsiellapneumonia
- BPneumococcal pneumonia
- CLegionella pneumophilapneumonia
- DEscherichia colipneumonia
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A2% (1)
- B94% (50)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
(A) Klebsiellapneumonia is caused by gram-negative bacteria. (B) Pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by gram-positive bacteria. (C) Legionella pneumophilapneumonia is a nonbacterial pneumonia. (D) colipneumonia is caused by gram-negative bacteria.
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