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shenderson6

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on: Jun 28, 2018
An infant is hospitalized for RSV bronchiolitis. Which type of precautions would the nurse use when caring for the infant?
 
  a. Large-droplet infection precautions
  b. Airborne-infection precautions
  c. Contact precautions
  d. Protective precautions

Question 2

The mother of a newborn asked the nurse, When will my baby get the hepatitis B vaccine? When will the nurse explain the first dose of Comvax should be given to infants born to a hepatitis B-positive mother?
 
  a. Within 12 hours after birth
  b. Within 2 weeks after birth
  c. Within 1 month after birth
  d. Within 2 months after birth


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Kjones0604

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Contact precautions are used when the condition transmits organisms via skin-to-skin contact or indirect touch of a contaminated fomite.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that Comvax, the only thimerosal-free hepatitis B vaccine, should be used for infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers within 12 hours of birth.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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