NCLEX-PN

Category - Safety

A nurse is receiving an 80-year-old female client from the adjacent unit. The client just had a total hip replacement. In planning the room assignments, the nurse should place the client with:
  1. A 68-year-old female diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia
  2. A 49-year-old male with knee replacement
  3. A 54-year-old female diagnosed with infectious diarrhea
  4. A 30-year-old female admitted for migraine headaches
Explanation
Answer: D - The 80-year-old with hip replacement should be placed with a non-infectious client who is of the same gender as the client.
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