Which is the best explanation for the nurse's need to identify the chain of infection for a specific pathogen?
1. Identifies potentially successful therapies
2. Clarifies points to stop or prevent infection
3. Creates hostile environment for the pathogen
4. Individualizes infection prevention strategies
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2. The nurse identifies the chain of infection for a specific pathogen to match nursing care to specific prevention and eradication strategies for a specific pathogen. For example, the nurse is caring for a client with Clostridium difficile and wears PPE to prevent contact with stool and contaminated body fluids during a bath because C. difficile is transmitted by direct contact. If the nurse used a mask for protection against this pathogen, the nurse would not be protected because this microorganism is not transmitted by the air or from droplets.
1. The sensitivity test and provider expertise identify antimicrobial therapies to which the pathogen is susceptible.
3. Creating a hostile environment is one aspect of the breaking the chain of infection.
4. Individualizing prevention strategies is one aspect of identifying elements of the chain of infection.
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