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A 68-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of a 2-day history of difficulty breathing, cough, and chest pain. Upon triage assessment, the patient is found to have a fever, increased work of breathing, decreased oxygen saturation, and crackles upon auscultation of the lungs. A chest X ray reveals consolidation in the right upper lung field. The patient is diagnosed with pneumonia, initiated on oxygen therapy, and admitted for observation and treatment.
-You are diligent to prevent the spread of disease to other patients.Which of the following is the most appropriate type of isolation for this patient,considering the portal of exit for the pathogen in this case?

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  A 68-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of a 2-day history of difficulty breathing, cough, and chest pain. Upon triage assessment, the patient is found to have a fever, increased work of breathing, decreased oxygen saturation, and crackles upon auscultation of the lungs. A chest X ray reveals consolidation in the right upper lung field. The patient is diagnosed with pneumonia, initiated on oxygen therapy, and admitted for observation and treatment.
-You are diligent to prevent the spread of disease to other patients.Which of the following is the most appropriate type of isolation for this patient,considering the portal of exit for the pathogen in this case?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Pneumonia is primarily spread through droplets, so droplet precaution is the most appropriate to prevent the spread of the disease. Standard precautions (A) are used for all patients to prevent the spread of diseases that can be transmitted by blood, body fluids, secretions or excretions. Contact precautions (B) are used for patients known or suspected for transmitting diseases through direct or indirect contact with surfaces. Airborne precautions (D) are used for diseases that can be spread through airborne particles.

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