Fundamentals
- Admitted two days ago with fever, fatigue, hemoptysis, and pleuritic chest pain.
- Purified protein derivative test: reactive.
- Intravenous fluids and antipyretics prescribed.
- Airborne precautions
- Admitted three days ago with fever, malaise, and splinter hemorrhages.
- Blood cultures positive for Staphylococcus aureus.
- Bacterial endocarditis is suspected.
- Standard precautions
- Admitted today for uncontrolled pain and fever associated with Lyme disease.
- Intravenous (IV) antibiotics started.
- Infectious disease consultation is pending.
- Contact precautions
- Admitted today with failure to thrive and dementia associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Client is dehydrated and most recent temperature was 99.0° F (37.2° C).
- Psychiatry consult is pending.
- Standard precautions
- Client admitted overnight with Cryptococcosis meningitis.
- Infectious disease prescribed intravenous antifungal medications.
- Client reporting headache and generalized fatigue.
- Droplet precautions.
- Client admitted two days ago with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Medical history of latent tuberculosis.
- Receiving intravenous steroids and fluids.
- Standard precautions
- Client admitted overnight from long-term care facility.
- Positive for influenza via nasal swab.
- Receiving intravenous antivirals and intravenous fluids.
- Airborne precautions
- Client admitted one week ago with osteomyelitis.
- Receiving intravenous antibiotics.
- Developed foul-smelling watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping overnight.
- Droplet precautions
- Client admitted overnight with cough, fever, and Koplik spots.
- Blood and nasal cultures pending.
- Vitamin A supplementation started.
- Droplet precautions
➢ Click to specify if the transmission-based precaution is appropriate or not appropriate for each client.
- A. Client 1
- B. Client 2
- C. Client 3
- D. Client 4
- E. Client 5
- F. Client 6
- G. Client 7
- H. Client 8
- I. Client 9
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