Latest Medical Surgical Nursing Exam 2 |Question and Answers| UPDATED

Latest Medical Surgical Nursing Exam 2 |Question and Answers| UPDATED 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