ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM-LATEST EXAM, 2023

ducation? -Keep dressing clean and dry to prevent infection -Watch for bleeding and if notice excessive bleeding report to provider -Remind pt avoid aspirin or medications that would prevent clotting 2. A nurse is providing client education regarding modes of hepatitis transmission. What are the routes of transmission and risk factors for Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E? -Hep A transmission by fecal-oral. Risk=consumption of contaminated food/water (esp. shellfish) and close contact with an infected person -Hep B transmission by blood. Risk=unprotected sex, babies born from infected mothers, contact with infected blood, substance abuse (injected) -Hep C transmission by blood. Risk=substance abuse (injected), blood/blood products, transplants, needle sticks. -Hep D transmission by coinfection with HBV. Risk=substance abuse (injected), unprotected sex -Hep E transmission by fecal-oral. Risk=Consumption of contaminated food/water that has fecal waste in it.