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
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