A hospital patient is immunocompromised because of stage 3 HIV infection and the physician has ordered a chest radiograph. How should the nurse most safely facilitate the test?
A) Arrange for a portable x-ray machine to be used.
B) Have the patient wear a mask to the x-ray department.
C) Ensure that the radiology department has been disinfected prior to the test.
D) Send the patient to the x-ray department, and have the staff in the department wear masks.
Ans: A
Feedback:
A patient who is immunocompromised is at an increased risk of contracting nosocomial infections due to suppressed immunity. The safest way the test can be facilitated is to have a portable x-ray machine in the patient's room. This confers more protection than disinfecting the radiology department or using masks.
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