CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Answer - C - Based on the infection’s mode of transmission, the nurse should include maintaining respiratory precaution for twenty-four hours after the initiation of antibiotics in the plan of care. A major priority of nursing care for a child suspected of having meningitis is to administer the prescribed antibiotic as soon as it is ordered. The child is also placed on respiratory isolation for at least twenty-four hours while culture results are obtained and the antibiotic is having an effect.