HIV & TB HESI CASE STUDY ACTUAL EXAM WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
GUARANTEED SUCCESS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
The nurse notices the UAP about to enter Raymond's room to deliver a meal tray
w/out wearing any protective apparel. What info should the nurse provide to the
UAP? - Correct Answer-A mask is required for HC workers entering the room of
someone suspected of having active TB
An acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain is part of the initial prescriptions. Early morning
sputum specimens will be collected for 3 consecutive days and sent to the lab.
Which tasks may the nurse delegate to the UAP? - Correct Answer-- Have the UAP
tell Raymond that the specimen must be collected in the early morning
- Provide Raymond w/ 3 sterile specimen cups at his bedside
- Document the time and date that each sputum specimen was collected
Raymond is scheduled for several activities the following morning. Which activity
should Raymond perform 1st upon awakening? - Correct Answer-Obtain the 1st
of 3 sputum specimens for lab testing
, An LPN says to the nurse who is making assignments, "I do not want to be
assigned to care for Raymond. I have never cared for a client w/ HIV and do not
want to start now. I have a family at home that needs me". Which info should the
nurse base a response about the LPN's right to refuse care for a client w/ HIV? -
Correct Answer-The LPN may refuse to care for a client in circumstances in which
risk to the nurse outweighs the nurse's responsibility to care for a client, or if the
assignment conflicts w/ the nurse's ethical standards
How should the nursing supervisor respond to the staff LPN who does not want to
care for Raymond? - Correct Answer-"I understand you want to protect your
children. Please tell me your concerns regarding caring for a client w/ HIV"
The nurse admits Raymond to a private room at the end of the hall. According to
hospital protocol, the nurse puts on a mask before starting the admission process.
Raymond tells the nurse that his significant other is downstairs and that he would
like for him to stay in the room w/ him. How should the nurse respond? - Correct
Answer-He may stay, but he needs to wear a mask
Raymond's significant other, Brandon, arrives. Raymond wants to know why a
mask is necessary for people entering his room. What teaching should the nurse
implement? - Correct Answer-Explain that the TB organism is most often spread
through the air
The UAP asks why Raymond could not be in an empty semiprivate room closer to
the nurse's station so the staff would not have to walk so far to provide care.
What information should the nurse provide to the UAP on infection control
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
GUARANTEED SUCCESS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
The nurse notices the UAP about to enter Raymond's room to deliver a meal tray
w/out wearing any protective apparel. What info should the nurse provide to the
UAP? - Correct Answer-A mask is required for HC workers entering the room of
someone suspected of having active TB
An acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain is part of the initial prescriptions. Early morning
sputum specimens will be collected for 3 consecutive days and sent to the lab.
Which tasks may the nurse delegate to the UAP? - Correct Answer-- Have the UAP
tell Raymond that the specimen must be collected in the early morning
- Provide Raymond w/ 3 sterile specimen cups at his bedside
- Document the time and date that each sputum specimen was collected
Raymond is scheduled for several activities the following morning. Which activity
should Raymond perform 1st upon awakening? - Correct Answer-Obtain the 1st
of 3 sputum specimens for lab testing
, An LPN says to the nurse who is making assignments, "I do not want to be
assigned to care for Raymond. I have never cared for a client w/ HIV and do not
want to start now. I have a family at home that needs me". Which info should the
nurse base a response about the LPN's right to refuse care for a client w/ HIV? -
Correct Answer-The LPN may refuse to care for a client in circumstances in which
risk to the nurse outweighs the nurse's responsibility to care for a client, or if the
assignment conflicts w/ the nurse's ethical standards
How should the nursing supervisor respond to the staff LPN who does not want to
care for Raymond? - Correct Answer-"I understand you want to protect your
children. Please tell me your concerns regarding caring for a client w/ HIV"
The nurse admits Raymond to a private room at the end of the hall. According to
hospital protocol, the nurse puts on a mask before starting the admission process.
Raymond tells the nurse that his significant other is downstairs and that he would
like for him to stay in the room w/ him. How should the nurse respond? - Correct
Answer-He may stay, but he needs to wear a mask
Raymond's significant other, Brandon, arrives. Raymond wants to know why a
mask is necessary for people entering his room. What teaching should the nurse
implement? - Correct Answer-Explain that the TB organism is most often spread
through the air
The UAP asks why Raymond could not be in an empty semiprivate room closer to
the nurse's station so the staff would not have to walk so far to provide care.
What information should the nurse provide to the UAP on infection control
