The nurse is caring for several patients. The patients include a frail 87-year-old woman with a hip fracture; a 78-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease who is being treated for dehydration secondary to incontinence of watery diarrhea; and a 60-year-old man who sustained a small perforation during a routine colonoscopy, which was recommended as part of his annual physical examination. A. Explain conditions that promote the onset of HAIs for these patients. B. What measures can be used to prevent HAIs? C. Although the provider has not currently ordered isolation precautions for any of these patients, the nurse should consider initiating isolation precautions for which patient? Identify the type of isolation that the nurse would choose and give the rationale that supports the decision.
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Conditions that promote the onset of HAIs (Healthcare-Associated Infections) for these patients: - The 87-year old woman with a hip fracture is at risk for surgical site infections due to her age, frailty, and the invasive nature of the surgery required to repair Show more…
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