Author Question: The nurse is determining the route of transmission for an infectious organism. Which of the ... (Read 78 times)

jeatrice · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is determining the route of transmission for an infectious organism. Which of the following are types of transmission routes? (Select all that apply.)

1. Ingestion
2. Vector-borne
3. Common vehicle
4. Airborne
5. Droplet
6. Contact

Question 2

The nurse is identifying nursing diagnoses for a client experiencing inflammation. Which of the following diagnoses would be appropriate for this client? (Select all that apply.)

1. Risk for infection
2. Thermoregulation: Ineffective
3. Ineffective coping
4. Pain: Acute
5. Nutrition: Imbalanced, less than body requirements
6. Anxiety

ultraflyy23 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2, 3, 4, 5, 6
There are five types of transmission routes: 1) contact, 2) droplet, 3) airborne, 4) common vehicle, and 5) vector-borne. Ingestion is not a type of transmission route.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 4, 5
Nursing diagnoses appropriate for a client experiencing inflammation include risk for infection; thermoregulation: ineffective; pain: acute; and nutrition: imbalanced, less than body requirements. Ineffective coping and anxiety are not diagnoses appropriate for a client with an inflammation.