The nurse is caring for a client who develops pneumonia after having an appendectomy. The nurse anticipates that the physician will write orders for which of the following?
1. Respiratory and contact isolation
2. Sputum cultures and antibiotics
3. Reverse isolation for the client
4. Bronchial washing for culture
2. Sputum cultures and antibiotics
Rationale:
The client likely has an infectious disease and is not contagious. The nurse would expect to obtain sputum cultures and administer antibiotics. Isolation of either type is usually not ordered for noncontagious infections. Bronchial washings are not routine testing for pneumonia.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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