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jc611

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How can nurses decrease the incidence of nosocomial infections? You may select more than one answer.
 
  1. Break the chain of infection transmission.
  2. Remove invasive devices as soon as possible.
  3. Use broad-spectrum antibiotics for colonization.
  4. Reserve antibiotics for only life-threatening infections.
  5. Encourage patients to get vaccinations.

Question 2

A patient with a fever of unknown origin is being started on a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is imperative that the nurse:
 
  1. administer antibiotics before laboratory testing is performed.
  2. administer antipyretics as soon as possible.
  3. obtain all cultures before antibiotics are administered.
  4. delay the administration of antibiotics until the results of cultures are available.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answers: 1, 2, 5

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3



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