A Nursing Home Patient Has Severe Foul Smelling Diarrhea After Taking A Two Week Course Of Antibiotic Medication It Is 1 (70.63 KiB) Viewed 20 times
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A nursing home patient has severe, foul-smelling diarrhea after taking a two-week course of antibiotic medication. It is apparent she now has clostridium difficile. What type of precautions would the nurse use to prevent the spread of this infectious disease to other residents? O Airborne O No precautions are necessary O Contact O Droplet
A patient in the Burn Unit has developed disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) and is receiving heparin injections. What do you show to be true about this condition? Select THREE that apply: Evidence of DIC can be neurologic changes DIC can be triggered by injuries or illnesses that stimulate the inflammatory response to release cytokines This condition is diagnosed by an MRI or CAT scan Bleeding from at least 3 unrelated sites is particularly suggestive of DIC O A decrease in the platelet count is an indicator that the disorder is stabilizing.
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