Author Question: A nurse is caring for a client with drug-resistant gastroenteritis. The nurse has to initiate ... (Read 68 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse is caring for a client with drug-resistant gastroenteritis. The nurse has to initiate precautions for the client. Based on this information, what type of precautions should the nurse initiate and review the procedures with staff members?

A) Droplet precautions
B) Contact precautions
C) Airborne precautions
D) Protective precautions

Question 2

The nurse is placing a transdermal nicotine patch on a client. How long are most transdermal patches effective?

A) 1 day
B) 2 to 3 weeks
C) 12 hours to 30 days
D) 30 to 45 days

ynlevi · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Streptococcal pharyngitis is a disease that is spread by droplets. Hence, the nurse should follow droplet precautions for clients with streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse should follow contact precautions for clients with illnesses that spread through contact transmission. Examples of illnesses that spread by contact transmission include drug-resistant gastroenteritis; respiratory, skin, and wound infections; hepatitis A; herpes simplex virus; impetigo; scabies; and pediculosis. The nurse should follow airborne precautions for clients with illnesses that spread through airborne transmission. Tuberculosis (TB), measles, and chickenpox are examples of airborne-transmitted infections. Clients who must be protected from the outside environment and need to be shielded from others' microorganisms are kept in protective isolation.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
With transdermal patches, the drug is released for 12 hours to 30 days. In depot, decanoate injections the drug is released for 2 to 3 weeks.