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melina_rosy

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on: Jul 23, 2018
A nurse is caring for a client who has colonized methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Which of the following statements reflects the best understanding of the client's con-dition?
 
  1. This client has the bacteria present but it hasn't become infected.
  2. This makes the client's MRSA very infectious and so a danger to others.
  3. Just be sure to follow standard precautions and there won't be a problem.
  4. The client needs to be watched closely for a conversion to active MRSA.

Question 2

Which of the following clients is at greatest risk for acquiring an infection?
 
  1. A 56-year-old with a urinary catheter 2 days after prostatectomy
  2. A 27-year-old diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  3. A 43-year-old who is 3 days post appendectomy and is currently afebrile
  4. A 16-year-old with a compound fractured femur as a result of a bike accident


kswal303

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
If a microorganism is present or invades a host, grows, and/or multiplies but does not cause in-fection, this is referred to as colonization.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
Clients are at risk for acquiring infections because of lower resistance to infectious microorgan-isms, increased exposure to numbers and types of disease-causing microorganisms, and invasive procedures. The exposure to earth-bound microorganisms makes the compound fracture client at the greatest risk since that risk is uncontrollable.


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melina_rosy

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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