Author Question: A child is admitted with an infectious disease. He is placed in an isolation room. In order to ... (Read 56 times)

Evvie72 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A child is admitted with an infectious disease. He is placed in an isolation room. In order to assess this child you should:

a. Use your own stethoscope and wipe thoroughly with antiseptic after use
b. Use a stethoscope reserved for this patient and kept on the unit
c. Use a sterile stethoscope each time the patient is assessed
d. Remove the used equipment each day for disinfection

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of phototherapy?

a. reducing serum bilirubin level and preventing brain damage
b. raising the body temperature of a neonate with a subnormal temperature
c. producing X-rays of the internal organs of the body
d. reducing pain in the muscles and joints of the body

ambernicolefink · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
A patient in isolation will have equipment for daily care placed on the unit. A sterile stethoscope is not needed. Equipment is kept in the unit until the patient is discharged. Removing the equipment daily will increase exposure risk to others.

Answer to Question 2

A

Feedback
A Correct. Phototherapy is the use of special high-intensity fluorescent lights as a method of reducing serum bilirubin level and preventing brain damage.
B Incorrect. Raising the body temperature of a neonate with a subnormal temperature does not best describe the purpose of phototherapy.
C Incorrect. Producing X-rays of the internal organs of the body does not best describe the purpose of phototherapy.
D Incorrect. Reducing pain in the muscles and joints of the body does not best describe the purpose of phototherapy.