What are the general nursing care guidelines that the nurse ...

[vinney12]

What are the general nursing care guidelines that the nurse should follow when caring for clients in a health care facility?
 
  A) Avoid physical contact with the infected client.
  B) Avoid jewelry with prongs or protruding stones.
  C) Isolate the client and keep the room door closed.
  D) Shake linens properly when changing the beds.

Question 2

Which statement is true of health care personnel and good hand hygiene?
 
  A) Hand hygiene is carefully followed.
  B) Compliance is difficult to achieve.
  C) Only nurses need to practice hand hygiene.
  D) Wearing gloves reduces the need for hand hygiene.

[Mholman93]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
The nurse should avoid wearing artificial nails, colored nail polish, and jewelry with prongs or protruding stones to avoid the spread of pathogens. The nurse should avoid physical contact with the infected client only when the disease is known to be transmitted through physical contact. The nurse can practice isolation of the client if instructed by the physician, but need not keep the room door closed. The nurse should avoid shaking linens when changing the beds because this causes spread of dust and pathogens.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Even though health care personnel know the importance of good hand hygiene, most studies report that compliance with this simple preventive measure is difficult to achieve. Despite intensive educational efforts, good hand hygiene is practiced infrequently.