You are assigned to care for a person being treated for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a wound. The nurse has provided you with little information as to what type of precautions you should take. What questions will you ask to learn the proper way to assist this person?
What will be an ideal response?
What type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is necessary to care for this person? Is the wound the only source of infection? The nurse will explain that it is a contact isolation needing glove and gown application with proper hand hygiene. The source is located in a wound.
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The nurse delegates bathing an older adult client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease to an experienced certified nursing assistant. The assistant accidentally nicks the client while shaving his chin. Who is legally liable for this error?
a. The nurse who delegated the activity b. The certified nursing assistant c. Both the nurse and the certified nursing assistant d. Both the nurse and the nurse's supervisor
A patient with nasal trauma has clear, watery fluid dripping from the nose. The nurse performs the halo test, which is positive. What does this positive result indicate?
1. A fracture of the ethmoid or sphenoid sinus 2. The need to suction the patient 3. The presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 4. A chyle leak
A client is experiencing depression that has not responded to medication. The client asks about electroconvulsive therapy. The nurse explains that no one fully understands why ECT works, but that it often leads to:
A) Catatonic clients. B) Shorter and less costly inpatient care. C) A lawsuit. D) Decreased stress on the health care team.
The nurse is calculating the body mass index (BMI) to assess a client's weight. Which should the nurse recognize is a limitation of the calculation?
A. The BMI's use to determine the risk for obesity is reduced in individuals who are on reduced calorie diets. B. Assumption that all individuals have equal body composition at each given weight. C. BMI is difficult to accurately calculate. D. There is lack of correlation of the values in the BMI table with those in height-weight tables.