{"id":4178,"date":"2024-08-28T19:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/?p=4178"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:50:45","slug":"nclex-qotd-smallpox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/nclex-qotd-smallpox","title":{"rendered":"NCLEX-RN\u00ae Question of the Day: Smallpox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In This Article<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/nclex-qotd-smallpox\/#The_correct_answer_to_todays_NCLEX-RN%C2%AE_Question_is%E2%80%A6\" >The correct answer to today&#8217;s NCLEX-RN\u00ae Question is&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/nclex-qotd-smallpox\/#Major_Takeaway\" >Major Takeaway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Smallpox progresses through three key stages: incubation, enanthem, and exanthem. Understanding these stages is essential for identifying symptoms such as high fever, rash development, and lesion characteristics. Nurses must differentiate between clinical findings at each stage to aid in prompt diagnosis and treatment.<br><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nurse in a military hospital is reviewing the signs and symptoms of smallpox.&nbsp;For each clinical finding, click to specify whether it is associated with the incubation, enanthem, or exanthem stage of smallpox.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Clinical Finding&nbsp;<\/td><td>Incubation period 10 to 14 days&nbsp;<\/td><td>Enanthem&nbsp;2 to 4 days&nbsp;<\/td><td>Exanthem&nbsp;4 to 5 days&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Abdominal pain&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Skin macules&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High fever&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rash on the tongue and palate&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Skin crusts&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Severe headache&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scroll down for the correct answer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_to_todays_NCLEX-RN%C2%AE_Question_is%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>The correct answer to today&#8217;s NCLEX-RN\u00ae Question is&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Clinical Finding&nbsp;<\/td><td>Incubation period 10 to 14 days&nbsp;<\/td><td>Enanthem&nbsp;2 to 4 days&nbsp;<\/td><td>Exanthem&nbsp;4 to 5 days&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Abdominal pain&nbsp;<\/td><td>X&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Skin macules&nbsp;<\/td><td>X&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High fever&nbsp;<\/td><td>X&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rash on the tongue and palate&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>X&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Skin crusts&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>X&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Severe headache&nbsp;<\/td><td>X&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_Takeaway\"><\/span>Major Takeaway<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinical manifestations of smallpox typically appear after an incubation period of 10 to 14 days and include high fever, severe headache, back pain, malaise and sometimes abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. In two to four days, enanthem occurs, which is a rash on the mucous membranes of the tongue and palate. This is followed by the onset of an exanthem, or a red, macular rash that typically starts at the face, distal extremities, hands, and soles of the feet and then spreads to the trunk and proximal extremities. Over the course of four to five days, the lesions evolve from macules to papules to vesicles, filled with clear fluid, which can then turn into pus, giving rise to pustules. As these pustules pop open, the pus dries out, and crusts form. An important characteristic of the smallpox rash is that all lesions are at the same stages of development at a time.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/plans\/rn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image_a82cbc.png?w=904\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image_a82cbc.png 904w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image_a82cbc.png?resize=300,108 300w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/image_a82cbc.png?resize=768,275 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Want more NCLEX\u00ae-style practice questions? Try Osmosis by Elsevier today! 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