A client with an upper respiratory infection (common cold) tells ...

[Lisaclaire]

A client with an upper respiratory infection (common cold) tells the nurse, I am so angry with the nurse practitioner because he would not give me any antibiotics. What would be the most accurate response by the nurse?
 
  A) Antibiotics have no effect on viruses.
  B) Let me talk to him and see what we can do.
  C) Why do you think you need an antibiotic?
  D) I know what you mean; you need an antibiotic.

Question 2

A nurse caring for a client who has gas gangrene knows that this infection originated in which of the following reservoirs?
 
  A) Other people
  B) Food
  C) Soil
  D) Animals

[jordangronback]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Viruses are the smallest of all microorganisms. Viruses, including the common cold and AIDS, cause many infections. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
The soil can act as a reservoir; the organisms that cause gas gangrene and tetanus are examples of pathogens whose reservoir is soil. Nurses can serve as reservoirs and inadvertently transfer pathogenic organisms to clients. For example, a nurse with artificial nails may harbor a large number and variety of microbes under the nails. Undercooked ground beef, tomatoes, and bagged spinach are reservoirs that have been identified as responsible for recent outbreaks of E. coli infections. The rabies virus is an example of a pathogen whose reservoir is various animals, notably dogs, squirrels, bats, and raccoons.

[Lisaclaire]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[jackie]

Excellent