Exam 7: Medical Asepsis

For patients with which of the following conditions should the nurse implement airborne precautions?

The patient has been hospitalized for several days and has received multiple intravenous antibiotic medications.This morning, the patient had three episodes of severe, foul-smelling diarrhea.The nurse should institute:

The patient is presenting to the hospital with a high fever and a productive cough.He says that he hasn't felt right since he returned from visiting Somalia about a month before admission.He also states that he has lost about 20 pounds in the last month and frequently wakes up in the middle of the night sweaty and "clammy." What should the nurse prepare to do?

The nurse is planning to care for a patient diagnosed with possible tuberculosis ( TB ).Assessment of possible TB may be based on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Infection control practices that reduce and eliminate sources and transmission of infection are known as _______________.

The nurse knows that the basic concept of all patient care that is implemented to prevent the spread of infection from blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, nonintact skin, and mucus membranes is __________________.