Ebola
Ebola ( 24 Questions)
Sending the client home with symptomatic relief medications is not appropriate for suspected Ebola virus disease (EVD) EVD is a serious and highly infectious disease that requires immediate isolation and contact tracing to prevent its spread.
Initiating contact tracing for 14 days is the correct nursing action. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with blood, body fluids, and tissues of infected animals or people. Identifying and monitoring individuals who may have been exposed is crucial to preventing further transmission.
Encouraging the client to self-isolate for 24 hours is insufficient. Ebola has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, during which the client may become symptomatic. Isolating for only 24 hours does not adequately address the potential for transmission.
Providing over-the-counter antiviral medication is not an appropriate action for suspected EVD. There is no specific antiviral treatment for Ebola, and symptomatic management alone would not address the potential for spread.
Choice A rationale:
Sending the client home with symptomatic relief medications is not appropriate for suspected Ebola virus disease (EVD) EVD is a serious and highly infectious disease that requires immediate isolation and contact tracing to prevent its spread.
Choice B rationale:
Initiating contact tracing for 14 days is the correct nursing action. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with blood, body fluids, and tissues of infected animals or people. Identifying and monitoring individuals who may have been exposed is crucial to preventing further transmission.
Choice C rationale:
Encouraging the client to self-isolate for 24 hours is insufficient. Ebola has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, during which the client may become symptomatic. Isolating for only 24 hours does not adequately address the potential for transmission.
Choice D rationale:
Providing over-the-counter antiviral medication is not an appropriate action for suspected EVD. There is no specific antiviral treatment for Ebola, and symptomatic management alone would not address the potential for spread.