A nurse is working in a health department when a patient arrives who has been traveling to South America and has been diagnosed with malaria. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?
a. The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Re-port should be consulted to investigate the rate of malaria in the United States.
b. This is a disease that must be reported to the state health department.
c. The nurse should take precautions to wear a mask and gown to avoid exposure.
d. The patient is very ill and should be sent to the hospital immediately.
ANS: B
Malaria is on the list of infectious diseases notifiable at the national level. The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report is published weekly with the rates of disease; however, this would not be the first consideration by the nurse. Malaria is not spread by direct contact, rather from a bite from an infected mosquito. Malaria begins with flu-like symptoms, or the client may have very few symptoms.
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