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MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING EXAM
2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(REVISION)

What kinds of diseases would require contact isolation precautions? - ANS -- salmonella

- scabies

- shigella

- c-diff

- MRSA

- herpes & fungal infections



What is required to discontinue contact isolation precautions for MRSA? - ANS -- may occur
when clearance of the organism has been documented with 3 or more surveillance tests



What kinds of diseases would require airborne isolation precautions? - ANS -- MMR (measles,
mumps, rubella)

- TUberculosis (N95 mask, - air flow)

- Varicella (chicken pox)

* thanks to Tiffany



What kinds of diseases would require droplet isolation precautions? - ANS -- Corona virus

- Pertussis/whooping cough

- Influenza/flu

- Meningitis

, - Pneumonia

* thanks to Tiffany & Jay



Reverse isolation - ANS -- neutropenic isolation precautions



What are neutropenic isolation precautions used for? - ANS -- Patient that is
immunocompromised with low # of neutrophils. In this incidence were more concerned about
the patient acquiring a disease.



radiation isolation precautions - ANS -- steps taken to isolate a patient who has received
radiation from others who might be harmed by the radiation from a distance

- all equipment must stay in room until removed by someone who knows how to decontaminate
it



Airborne precautions distance - ANS -- 10 feet or more



Droplet precautions distance - ANS -- 3 to 6 feet



Clinical manifestations of TB - ANS -- fatigue

- weight loss & anorexia

- night sweats

- cough with rusty colored/blood streaked sputum

- dyspnea, orthopnea, and rales as disease progresses



Treatments for anaphylactic reaction - ANS -- removal of triggering agent - prompt recognition &
treatment

- IM epinephrine can repeat q5-15min 2or3x

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