The physician is treating a child with meningitis with a course of antibiotic therapy. When should the nurse expect the child to be out of isolation?
a. When the course of antibiotics is complete
b. When a negative CNS culture is obtained
c. When the antibiotics have been initiated for 24 hours
d. When the child has no symptoms of the disease
ANS: C
The child with bacterial meningitis is isolated for at least 24 hours until antibiotic therapy has been administered.
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