The community health nurse works in a region where severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has just been reintroduced into the environment. Which measure is imperative for the nurse to take to prevent spread of the disease?
A) Prophylactic antibiotics
B) Enhanced infection control measures
C) Use of alcohol cleansers
D) Report of clusters to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ans: B
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The main lessons learned from SARS, the first new infectious disease to emerge in the 21st century, were that (1) astute healthcare providers are likely to be the key to early detection and reporting of initial cases of SARS-coronavirus disease, (2) containment of disease requires the diligent application of enhanced infection control measures at the national and local levels, the same measures that will defeat SARS should it reemerge, and (3) control of an emerging infection necessitates swift action by healthcare providers as well as an adequate public health infrastructure. Prophylactic antibiotics would not be effective against a virus. Use of alcohol cleansers would not be as effective as full, enhanced infection control measures. Reporting clusters to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can help in the early detection of the disease, but in and of itself will not help contain it.
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