When a patient is kept in an environment where pathogens cannot spread from patient to healthcare worker or vice versa, the patient is said to be in ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
isolation
Isolation refers to an environment where pathogens cannot spread from patient to health care worker or vice versa.
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Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Some cytokines will kill foreign organisms in the body. 2. The client's inflammatory response will be stimulated. 3. The client's immune system will be taken over by the cytokines. 4. The client's lymphatic system will shut down. 5. There will be fewer white blood cells in the client's blood.
When nurses support the use of those aspects of the client's culture that promotes healthy behaviors, they are using
a. Cultural accommodation b. Cultural brokering c. Cultural preservation d. Cultural repatterning