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Practice Nursing Students NZ Questions with
100% Verified Answers
The nurse receives a report on a newly admitted client who is
positive for Clostridium difficile. Which category of isolation
would the nurse implement for this client?
1. Airborne precautions
2. Droplet precautions
3. Contact precautions
4. Protective environment - ANSWER 3. Contact precautions
Rationale: Used for direct client or environmental contact with
blood or body fluids from an infected client. This includes
colonization of infection with multidrug-resistant organisms
(MDRO) such as MRSA, stool infected with Clostridium difficle,
draining wounds where secretions are not contained, or
scabies. Airborne precautions (1) are used for infected droplets
smaller then 5mcg, such as measles, chickenpox (varicella), or
pulonary TB. Droplet precautions (2) are used for droplets
larger than 5mcg and being within 3 feet of the client, such as
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streptococcal pharyngitis, mumps, and influneza. Protective
environment (4) focuses on client with a compromised immune
system to protect them from incoming pathogens.
A client who is HIV pos is admitted to a surgical unit after an
orthopedic procedure. The nurse should institute appropriate
precautions knowing that HIV is highly transmitted through
1. feces
2. blood
3. semen
4. urine
5. sweat
6. tears - ANSWER 2. Blood, 3. Semen
HIV, which is the virus that causes AIDS, is transmitted through
infected blood, semen, and bloody body fluids. HIV is not
spread casually. Although HIV may be found in other body
secretions, including faces (1), urine (4), sweat (5), tears (6),
saliva, sputum, and emesis, the amount of virus is likely not
sufficient enough to be transmitted.
Practice Nursing Students NZ Questions with
100% Verified Answers
The nurse receives a report on a newly admitted client who is
positive for Clostridium difficile. Which category of isolation
would the nurse implement for this client?
1. Airborne precautions
2. Droplet precautions
3. Contact precautions
4. Protective environment - ANSWER 3. Contact precautions
Rationale: Used for direct client or environmental contact with
blood or body fluids from an infected client. This includes
colonization of infection with multidrug-resistant organisms
(MDRO) such as MRSA, stool infected with Clostridium difficle,
draining wounds where secretions are not contained, or
scabies. Airborne precautions (1) are used for infected droplets
smaller then 5mcg, such as measles, chickenpox (varicella), or
pulonary TB. Droplet precautions (2) are used for droplets
larger than 5mcg and being within 3 feet of the client, such as
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streptococcal pharyngitis, mumps, and influneza. Protective
environment (4) focuses on client with a compromised immune
system to protect them from incoming pathogens.
A client who is HIV pos is admitted to a surgical unit after an
orthopedic procedure. The nurse should institute appropriate
precautions knowing that HIV is highly transmitted through
1. feces
2. blood
3. semen
4. urine
5. sweat
6. tears - ANSWER 2. Blood, 3. Semen
HIV, which is the virus that causes AIDS, is transmitted through
infected blood, semen, and bloody body fluids. HIV is not
spread casually. Although HIV may be found in other body
secretions, including faces (1), urine (4), sweat (5), tears (6),
saliva, sputum, and emesis, the amount of virus is likely not
sufficient enough to be transmitted.
