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Pineappleeh

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A nurse admits an older adult patient who states that she has no living relatives and only friends of her own age. One of the nurse's immediate considerations for this patient will be to implement a:
 
  A. critical pathway.
  B. discharge plan.
  C. patient-focused care model.
  D. resource utilization group.

Question 2

Brenda is an assistive nursing personnel working on a busy pediatric unit in a hospital. She has a cut on her hand that has not been kept covered.
 
  It hurts her to wash her hands or sanitize them, so she has been providing patient care without performing hand hygiene. Several of the patients on the pediatric unit have suffered hospital associated infections of rotavirus. This was thought to be a result of Brenda's lack of hand hygiene. This type of disease transmission can best be described as __________ transmission. A. indirect
  B. lateral
  C. direct
  D. vertical


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zogaridan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
A critical pathway is a multidisciplinary treatment plan for the hospitalized patient. A discharge plan begins the moment a patient is admitted to a health care facility. A resource utilization group is used in long-term care settings to manage patient costs.

Answer to Question 2

C
Hands of health care workers often transmit microorganisms. This mode of transmission is called direct transmission.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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:D TYSM

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