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piesebel

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What is the best method for preventing health care-associated infections?
 
  a. Perform good hand washing before and after approaching every patient.
  b. Prevention is almost impossible due to the high infection rates in hospitals.
  c. Isolate every patient having surgery.
  d. Use contact isolation for every patient at risk.

Question 2

A community health nurse investigates an outbreak of pinworm at a local day care center. In or-der to minimize the spread of infection, which of the following suggestions would the nurse pro-vide to the day care workers?
 
  a. Close the day care until all surfaces are cleaned.
  b. No action is necessary because it is easily treated with oral vermicides.
  c. Using good hand washing is important to prevent the transmission.
  d. Every child in the day care should be treated because they all are probably in-fected.


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bulacsom

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Hand washing is the best way to prevent infection. If good hand washing is in place, it is not necessary to isolate patients or implement contact isolation. Prevention is possible with the use of good hand washing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Transmission of pinworm occurs through the fecal-oral route, so good hand washing after toilet-ing is essential. It is not necessary to treat all children or close the day care. It is necessary that action be taken, as without any action being taken, the pinworm outbreak will continue.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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