What is the MOST appropriate management strategy?
A. Place the patient in a negative-pressure isolation room, and continue negative-pressure isolation until three sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria and an alternative diagnosis has been established Correct Choice
B. Place the patient in a negative-pressure isolation room, and continue negative-pressure isolation until three sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria Wrong Choice!
C. Place the patient in a positive-pressure isolation room, and continue positive-pressure isolation until two sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria and an alternative diagnosis has been established Wrong Choice!
D. Place the patient in a positive-pressure isolation room, and continue positive-pressure isolation until three sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria Wrong Choice!
Answer:A
What is the MOST appropriate management strategy?
A. Place the patient in a negative-pressure isolation room, and continue negative-pressure isolation until three sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria and an alternative diagnosis has been established Correct Choice B. Place the patient in a negative-pressure isolation room, and continue negative-pressure isolation until three sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria Wrong Choice! C. Place the patient in a positive-pressure isolation room, and continue positive-pressure isolation until two sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria and an alternative diagnosis has been established Wrong Choice! D. Place the patient in a positive-pressure isolation room, and continue positive-pressure isolation until three sputum samples are negative for acid-fast bacteria Wrong Choice!