A nurse who is reassigned to the emergency department

129. A nurse who is reassigned to the emergency department needs to understand that
gastric lavage is a priority in which situation?
A) An infant who has been identified to have botulism
B) A toddler who ate a number of ibuprofen tablets
C) A preschooler who swallowed powdered plant food
D) A school aged child who took a handful of vitamins
130. A newly admitted adult client has a diagnosis of hepatitis A. The charge nurse should
reinforce to the staff members that the most significant routine infection control strategy,
in addition to hand washing, to be implemented is which of these?
131. Which of these clients with associated lab reports is a priority for the nurse to report
to the public health department within the next 24 hours?
132. A client is diagnosed with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
What type of isolation is most appropriate for this client?

133. The school nurse is teaching the faculty the most effective methods to prevent the
spread of lice in the school. The information that would be most important to include
would be which of these statements?
A) ”The treatment requires reapplication in 8 to 10 days."
B) ”Bedding and clothing can be boiled or steamed."
C) Children are not to share hats, scarves and combs.
D) Nit combs are necessary to comb out nits.