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Redwolflake15 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is admitting a patient with an infectious disease process. Which question will be most appropriate for a nurse to ask about the patient's susceptibility to this infectious process?

a. Do you have a spouse?
b. Do you have a chronic disease?
c. Do you have any children living in the home?
d. Do you have any religious beliefs that will influence your care?

Question 2

The nurse is providing an educational session for a group of preschool workers. The nurse reminds the group about the most important thing to do to prevent the spread of infection.

Which information did the nurse share with the preschool workers?
a. Encourage preschool children to eat a nutritious diet.
b. Suggest that parents provide a multivitamin to the children.
c. Clean the toys every afternoon before putting them away.
d. Wash their hands between each interaction with children.

Expo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Multiple factors influence a patient's susceptibility to infection. Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and multiple sclerosis are also more susceptible to infection because of general debilitation and nutritional impairment. Other factors include age, nutritional status, trauma, and smoking. The other questions are part of an admission assessment process but are not pertinent to the infectious disease process.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The single most important thing that individuals can do to prevent the spread of infection is to wash their hands before and after eating, going to the bathroom, changing a diaper, and wiping a nose and between touching each individual child. It is important for preschool children to have a nutritious diet; a healthy individual can fight infection more effectively. A health care provider, along with the parent, makes decisions about dietary supplements. Cleaning the toys can decrease the number of pathogens but is not the most important thing to do in this scenario.