Medsurg Chapter 8 Nursing Care of Patients with Infections

A patient develops a hospital-acquired surgical wound infection. Which organism should the nurse recognize as being the most likely cause of this infection? a. Shigella b. Salmonella c. Campylobacter d. Staphylococcus aureus - D Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen causing hospital-acquired surgical wound infections. A patient is admitted for treatment of an antibody-antigen response. What should the nurse explain to the patient about this response? (Select all that apply.) a. Engulfs and digests the antigen b. Initiates destruction of the antigen c. Neutralizes toxins released by bacteria d. Promotes antigen clumping with the antibody e. Prevents the antigen from adhering to host cells - B, C, D, E Antibodies combine with specific foreign antigens on the surface of the invading organisms, such as bacteria or viruses, to control or destroy them. Antigens are neutralized or destroyed by antibodies by initiating destruction of the antigen; neutralizing toxins released by bacteria, promoting antigen clumping with the antibody, or preventing the antigen from adhering to host cells. A patient is being admitted for treatment of a viral infection. Which diseases should the nurse recognize as being caused by a virus? (Select all that apply.) a. Measles b. Shingles c. Gonorrhea d. Trichomoniasis e. Candida albicans f. Infectious mononucleosis - A, B, F Shingles (varicella zoster), measles (rubeola), and infectious mononucleosis (EpsteinBarr) are caused by viruses.