A patient diagnosed with active tuberculosis is being admitted to the hospital. The nurse should prepare for this patient to be placed in which type of isolation?
1. Airborne precautions
2. Standard precautions
3. Droplet precautions
4. Contact precautions
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Rationale 1: The patient with pulmonary tuberculosis will be placed in an airborne infection isolation room, a private room with special ventilation, and masks with filter respirators will be used by everyone entering the room.
Rationale 2: Standard precautions are those infection control practices used for every patient.
Rationale 3: Droplet precautions reduce the risk of droplet transmission of infectious agents. Pulmonary tuberculosis is not spread by droplet transmission.
Rationale 4: Contact precautions reduce the risk of transmission by direct or indirect contact. Direct contact transmission involves skin-to-skin contact and physical transfer of organisms. Pulmonary tuberculosis is not spread by direct contact transmission.
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1. Emergency departments 2. Critical care units 3. Outpatient services 4. Obstetrical services
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having a local high school basketball star come to talk to the students about the importance of not smoking. 2. having the school's biology teacherdemonstrate the pathophysiology of the effects of smoking tobacco on the body. 3. developing colorful posters withcatchy slogans and placing them all over the school. 4. having a pledge campaign withprizes awarded,during which students sign contracts saying that they will not use tobacco products.
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Which comment is true about mandatory overtime in nursing?
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