The charge nurse is planning room assignments during an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). Due to the influx of patients, only one private room is available. Which patient with STEC must be placed in this private room?

Ambulatory patient with poor hygiene. The ambulatory patient with poor hygiene and STEC poses the greatest risk to the safety of the uninfected patients since he or she is more likely to spread the bacteria. The concurrent hepatitis infection does not necessarily require a private room. The patient with the bedside commode and the one with the fecal management tube are appropriate to be assigned to a semi-private room because their chances for transmission are lower.

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Difficulty: 7

Topics: Delegation, Prioritization and Leadership Disease Prevention Gastrointestinal Health Care Quality Health Promotion Immunity Infection

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