The charge nurse notes that two patients had communicable infectious diseases and were treated appropriately. Which of the following actions should be taken next by the nurse?
a. Depends on your state health department's requirements
b. Report the two cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
c. Report the two cases to your regional health department
d. Send the information for inclusion in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
ANS: A
Because state health departments have the responsibility for monitoring and controlling communicable diseases within their respective states, they determine which diseases will be reported within their jurisdiction. Because the state health department requirements will dictate what action is taken next, it may not be necessary to report the cases to the CDC, regional health department, or to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
You might also like to view...
What determinants form the boundaries for nursing roles? (Select all that apply.)
1. Education and licensure 2. Nursing practice 3. Standards of nursing practice 4. Nurse practice acts 5. Codes of ethics
A nurse working in a labor and birth unit is asked to take care of two high-risk clients in the labor and birth suite: a 34 weeks' gestation 28-year-old gravida 3, para 2 in preterm labor and a 40-year-old gravida 1, para 0 who is severely preeclamptic
The nurse refuses this assignment telling the charge nurse that based on individual client acuity, each client should have one-on-one care. Which ethical principle is the nurse advocating? a. Accountability b. Beneficence c. Justice d. Fidelity
A patient taking spironolactone is demonstrating ECG changes and complaining of muscle weakness. The nurse realizes this patient is exhibiting signs of:
1. Hyperkalemia. 2. Hypokalemia. 3. Hypercalcemia. 4. Hyopcalcemia.
When preparing a solution, you do not include the volume of the solute in the total volume of the
solution. a. Topical solutions/irrigants b. Enteral feedings Indicate whether the statement is true or false