HIV & TB HESI CASE STUDY Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
The nurse admits Raymond to a private room at the end of the hall. According to
hospital protocol, the nurse puts on a mask before starting the admission process.
Raymond tells the nurse that his significant other is downstairs and that he would
like for him to stay in the room w/ him. How should the nurse respond? -
ANSWER-He may stay, but he needs to wear a mask
Raymond's significant other, Brandon, arrives. Raymond wants to know why a
mask is necessary for people entering his room. What teaching should the nurse
implement? - ANSWER-Explain that the TB organism is most often spread
through the air
The UAP asks why Raymond could not be in an empty semiprivate room closer to
the nurse's station so the staff would not have to walk so far to provide care. What
information should the nurse provide to the UAP on infection control practices? -
ANSWER-The implementation of airborne precautions for possible TB requires a
private, negative pressure room assignment
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, The nurse notices the UAP about to enter Raymond's room to deliver a meal tray
w/out wearing any protective apparel. What info should the nurse provide to the
UAP? - ANSWER-A mask is required for HC workers entering the room of
someone suspected of having active TB
An acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain is part of the initial prescriptions. Early morning
sputum specimens will be collected for 3 consecutive days and sent to the lab.
Which tasks may the nurse delegate to the UAP? - ANSWER-- Have the UAP tell
Raymond that the specimen must be collected in the early morning
- Provide Raymond w/ 3 sterile specimen cups at his bedside
- Document the time and date that each sputum specimen was collected
Raymond is scheduled for several activities the following morning. Which activity
should Raymond perform 1st upon awakening? - ANSWER-Obtain the 1st of 3
sputum specimens for lab testing
An LPN says to the nurse who is making assignments, "I do not want to be
assigned to care for Raymond. I have never cared for a client w/ HIV and do not
want to start now. I have a family at home that needs me". Which info should the
nurse base a response about the LPN's right to refuse care for a client w/ HIV? -
ANSWER-The LPN may refuse to care for a client in circumstances in which risk
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
The nurse admits Raymond to a private room at the end of the hall. According to
hospital protocol, the nurse puts on a mask before starting the admission process.
Raymond tells the nurse that his significant other is downstairs and that he would
like for him to stay in the room w/ him. How should the nurse respond? -
ANSWER-He may stay, but he needs to wear a mask
Raymond's significant other, Brandon, arrives. Raymond wants to know why a
mask is necessary for people entering his room. What teaching should the nurse
implement? - ANSWER-Explain that the TB organism is most often spread
through the air
The UAP asks why Raymond could not be in an empty semiprivate room closer to
the nurse's station so the staff would not have to walk so far to provide care. What
information should the nurse provide to the UAP on infection control practices? -
ANSWER-The implementation of airborne precautions for possible TB requires a
private, negative pressure room assignment
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, The nurse notices the UAP about to enter Raymond's room to deliver a meal tray
w/out wearing any protective apparel. What info should the nurse provide to the
UAP? - ANSWER-A mask is required for HC workers entering the room of
someone suspected of having active TB
An acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain is part of the initial prescriptions. Early morning
sputum specimens will be collected for 3 consecutive days and sent to the lab.
Which tasks may the nurse delegate to the UAP? - ANSWER-- Have the UAP tell
Raymond that the specimen must be collected in the early morning
- Provide Raymond w/ 3 sterile specimen cups at his bedside
- Document the time and date that each sputum specimen was collected
Raymond is scheduled for several activities the following morning. Which activity
should Raymond perform 1st upon awakening? - ANSWER-Obtain the 1st of 3
sputum specimens for lab testing
An LPN says to the nurse who is making assignments, "I do not want to be
assigned to care for Raymond. I have never cared for a client w/ HIV and do not
want to start now. I have a family at home that needs me". Which info should the
nurse base a response about the LPN's right to refuse care for a client w/ HIV? -
ANSWER-The LPN may refuse to care for a client in circumstances in which risk
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