Author Question: A nurse is caring for a client with tuberculosis (TB). What measure should be employed when caring ... (Read 54 times)

NClaborn · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse is caring for a client with tuberculosis (TB). What measure should be employed when caring for the client?

A) Instruct the client to keep the doors of the room closed at night.
B) Ask the client to eat a diet rich in protein and vitamins A and C.
C) Take precautions to prevent transmission through the fecooral route.
D) Dispose the infectious waste of the client in biohazardous waste receptacles.

Question 2

A client with an upper respiratory tract infection has been prescribed an antibiotic that the nurse is not familiar with. Which of the following should the nurse caring for the client do if she is not familiar with the new medication?

A) Avoid administering the prescribed medication to the client.
B) Administer an antibiotic with which the nurse is familiar.
C) Collect information about the new medication.
D) Administer the antibiotic as per the prescription provided.

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

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
The nurse should ask the client to eat a well-balanced diet rich in protein and vitamins A and C. The nurse should not instruct the client to keep the doors and windows of the room closed at night because this will not allow fresh air into the room. The disease does not spread through fecooral transmission, but rather by inhalation of infected droplets that a person with an active infection releases into the air. The infectious waste of the client should be burned instead of being disposed of in a biohazardous waste receptacle.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
If unfamiliar with a particular medication, the nurse should first collect information regarding the medication before administering it. The nurse can do so by consulting the healthcare provider or a more experienced nurse or referring to drug reference handbooks or the Internet. The nurse should not avoid administering the medication to the client. The nurse cannot change the drug order and administer a more familiar antibiotic. The healthcare provider always issues drug orders. Nurses should never administer a medication that is not familiar to them, even though it may be as per the prescription. They should first collect information about the drug and only then proceed with the administration.