Author Question: A nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with impetigo. The nurse would institute which type ... (Read 78 times)

haleyc112 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with impetigo. The nurse would institute which type of infection control?

A) Airborne precautions
B) Droplet precautions
C) Contact precautions
D) Protective isolation

Question 2

After providing care to a client, the nurse is disposing of waste materials. Which waste would the nurse identify as injurious waste? Select all that apply.

A) Used syringe with attached needle
B) Used fingerstick lancet
C) Blood-soiled dressings
D) Cotton-tipped applicator used for wound cleaning
E) Chemotherapy solution container

cloudre37 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
Contact precautions are used with organisms that can be transmitted by hand- or skin-to-skin contact (e.g., during client care activities or when touching the client's environmental surfaces or care items) such as with a client with impetigo. Airborne precautions are used to protect against microorganisms transmitted by small-particle droplets that can remain suspended and become widely dispersed by air currents, such as tuberculosis or measles. Droplet precautions are used for microorganisms transmitted by larger-particle droplets which disperse into air currents, such as H. influenzae or M. pneumoniae. Protective isolation is used to prevent infection for people whose body defenses are known to be compromised, such as those who are neutropenic secondary to chemotherapy.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, B
Feedback:
Injurious wastes include needles, scalpel blades, lancets, broken glass, pipettes and aerosol cans. Blood-soiled dressings or contaminated cotton-tipped applicators would be considered infectious waste. Chemotherapy solution containers would be considered hazardous waste.