{"id":136032,"date":"2024-09-09T19:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=136032"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:54:12","slug":"a-nurse-is-assisting-in-the-admission-of-a-client-who-has-measles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/09\/a-nurse-is-assisting-in-the-admission-of-a-client-who-has-measles\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is assisting in the admission of a client who has measles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A nurse is assisting in the admission of a client who has measles. Which of the following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Airborne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Protective environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Droplet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B. Airborne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious viral infection characterized by symptoms such as a high fever, cough, runny nose, and a distinctive rash. The virus spreads through respiratory droplets and can remain infectious in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has left the room. Because of its mode of transmission, measles is categorized under airborne precautions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Airborne Precautions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: Airborne precautions are designed to prevent the spread of infections that can be transmitted through airborne particles. This includes pathogens that can remain suspended in the air for extended periods and can be inhaled by others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementation<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Room Requirements<\/strong>: Patients with measles should be placed in a single-room with negative air pressure relative to the surrounding areas. This helps to ensure that airborne particles do not escape into other areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)<\/strong>: Healthcare providers should wear N95 respirators or higher-level respiratory protection when entering the room of a patient with measles. Regular surgical masks are insufficient as they do not provide the necessary protection against airborne particles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patient Transport<\/strong>: If it is necessary to transport the patient, the patient should wear a mask to minimize the risk of spreading the virus through the air.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rationale<\/strong>: Measles is highly contagious, and airborne precautions are crucial to prevent transmission in healthcare settings. The virus can easily spread through the air, especially in enclosed spaces. Proper isolation and use of protective equipment are essential to protect both healthcare workers and other patients from contracting the virus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comparison with Other Precautions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Contact Precautions<\/strong> (Option A) are used for infections spread through direct or indirect contact with contaminated surfaces or materials, such as with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Clostridium difficile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protective Environment<\/strong> (Option C) is used for patients with severely compromised immune systems, such as those undergoing stem cell transplants, to protect them from environmental pathogens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Droplet Precautions<\/strong> (Option D) are for infections spread through large droplets from coughing, sneezing, or talking, such as influenza or pertussis, but do not account for airborne particles that can remain suspended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, for a patient with measles, airborne precautions are required to prevent the spread of this highly contagious virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse is assisting in the admission of a client who has measles. Which of the following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate? A.Contact. B.Airborne. C.Protective environment. D.Droplet. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is B. Airborne. Explanation: Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious viral infection characterized by symptoms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}