Question

1. nick fails to perform hand hygiene after caring for jesse, who has mrsa. nick then moves on to care for murphy, who then contracts mrsa. what method of transmission does this represent?

direct
indirect
droplet
airborne

1. people with an active infection from a multidrug - resistant organism (mdro) would typically require what type of transmission - based precautions?

standard precautions
airborne precautions
droplet precautions
contact precautions

1. all of the following require standard precautions except:

intact skin
blood
body fluids
secretions

1. what is an example of an illness or disease that is transmitted by airborne transmission?

Explanation:

1. Nick acts as a vector between Jesse and Murphy. Since Nick did not use a contaminated in - animate object to transmit MRSA, it's indirect transmission. Indirect transmission involves a vector (person or object) between the source and the new host.
2. People with MDRO infections typically require contact precautions to prevent the spread of the organism through direct or indirect contact with the infected person or their environment.
3. Standard precautions are used for all patients and apply to blood, body fluids, secretions, and non - intact skin. Intact skin does not require the same level of precautions as the others.

Answer:

1. B. Indirect
2. D. Contact precautions
3. A. Intact skin