3. What data source would not be useful to the nurseepidemiologist in this situation?
A. Medical records
B. Facility staff (administrator, nurse supervisor,nursing staff, housekeeping)
C. Policy and procedure manuals
D. Food history
E. Medication administration log
4. In analyzing the data, Ms. Brown identifiescommonalities among the two patients. She learns that both patientslive in the same unit, eat in the same dining hall, are diabetic,and receive blood glucose monitoring. Ms. Brown knows that thehepatitis B virus can be transmitted by blood, so she decides toobserve the nurse performing glucose monitoring. She sees that thenurse used a penlet device to secure the lancets that are used onthe residents and that all residents have their own glucometer. Thenurse uses a separate lancet for each patient, but the same penletis used on each resident. Ms. Brown also observes dried blood onthe lancet. Based on this observation, she decides to test all ofthe diabetic residents for hepatitis B infection.
What level of prevention is the nurse exercising in thissituation?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. None
5.Ms. Brown reviews the hepatitis B testing results andlearns that one patient has chronic hepatitis B infection and threeother patients have had the infection in the past but are no longerinfected. She recommends hepatitis B vaccine for all of theresidents and staff who are susceptible to theinfection.
Immunizations represent what level ofprevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. None
