The nurse cares for a client who has symptoms of high fever and unexplained bleeding. After receiving blood test results, the client's primary care provider diagnoses the client with Ebola hemorrhagic fever
What interventions should the nurse anticipate implementing for this client? (Select all that apply.)
A) Administration of an antiviral
B) Strict infection control
C) Isolation of the client
D) Rinsing of the client's eyes
E) Administration of an antitoxin
Ans: B, C
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal viral disease in humans, and it is one of the most virulent viral diseases known to humankind. No treatment or vaccine is available, and death occurs in 50% to 90% of all cases of clinical illness. Once illness is confirmed, isolation is enforced along with strict infection control techniques. Treatment with an antiviral or antitoxin would not be effective. Rinsing of the eyes is performed following a chemical disaster, not with the Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
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