Answer to Question 1
D
To control or eliminate reservoir sites for infection, the nurse eliminates or controls sources of body fluids, drainage, or solutions that might harbour microorganisms. The nurse also carefully discards articles that become contaminated with infectious material, such as in changing soiled dressings.
Covering the mouth and nose when sneezing is an intervention to control a portal of exit.
Wearing disposable gloves helps protect the susceptible host.
Isolating the client's articles is an intervention to control transmission.
Answer to Question 2
D
The nurse must be able to appraise and understand the client's cultural beliefs, values, and prac-tices in order to work with him or her to determine the needs and interventions most likely to improve health.
In assessing the client's tobacco use, the nurse would certainly take into account the number of cigarettes smoked per day. However, this would not cause a change in the risk-taking behaviour.
Making decisions for clients does not enable individuals to assume responsibility for their health care decisions, nor does it promote a commitment to change.
A physical examination of the client would follow once the working relationship was established. It is not the main factor that would lead to a change in client behaviour.
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The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
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