Case Study Infection Prevention and Control questions and answers 100% guaranteed success.

Case Study Infection Prevention and Control questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. Jane Martin, a 75-year-old widow, is admitted to the hospital for treatment of a postoperative infection of her left knee. She had total knee replacement surgery 3 weeks ago and went to her orthopedic surgeon with a complaint of pain, redness, and swelling in the operative joint. The incision is draining a purulent drainage. Her vital signs are blood pressure, 130/80 mm Hg; temperature, 101° F orally; pulse, 108 beats/min; and respirations, 18 breaths/min. She rates the pain in her left knee as a 6 on a scale from 1 to 10. Mrs. Martin has type 2 diabetes and has controlled her disease with oral antihyperglycemic agents. She has not had much of an appetite since her surgery and has lost 4 lb. Mary, a senior student nurse, is assigned to begin admitting Mrs. Martin. - correct Mary knows that the most important way to prevent infection is how? - correct hygiene Health care workers' hands are potential sources of contaminants that can pass microorganisms from one patient to another. Performing hand hygiene removes soil and transient microorganisms from the hands and areas around the nails and reduces total microbial counts over time. This is the single most important step to prevent and control infection. The surgeon has ordered that Mrs. Martin be placed in isolation. Which type of isolation is most appropriate, and what precautions are included in this type of isolation? - correct