Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 78%
Practice
When delegating care, the RN assigns one nurse to care for a patient with shingles and a different nurse to care for a patient with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome (HIV/AIDS). This represents which category of nursing care?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The correct answer is A: Safe and effective care environment. The rationale is that assigning different nurses to care for a patient with shingles and a patient with HIV/AIDS is an example of maintaining infection control and preventing the spread of communicable diseases. This falls under the category of safe and effective care environment because it ensures proper isolation precautions are followed to protect both patients and healthcare workers.
Summary:
- Option A is correct because it relates to infection control and maintaining a safe care environment.
- Option B, health promotion and maintenance, is not relevant to the scenario described.
- Option C, psychosocial integrity, does not address the primary concern of preventing the spread of infection.
- Option D, teaching/learning, is not the focus of the scenario, which is more about infection control and safety.
Summary:
- Option A is correct because it relates to infection control and maintaining a safe care environment.
- Option B, health promotion and maintenance, is not relevant to the scenario described.
- Option C, psychosocial integrity, does not address the primary concern of preventing the spread of infection.
- Option D, teaching/learning, is not the focus of the scenario, which is more about infection control and safety.