NCLEX-RN Exam Practice

Category - Professionalism

There is a patient on the unit with herpes zoster. You would avoid assigning this patiernt to a staff member who has never had or been vaccinated for:

  1. Mumps
  2. Chicken pox
  3. Roseola
  4. German measles
Explanation

Answer: B - The nurse who has never had or been vaccinated for chicken pox should not be assigned to this patient. Herpes zoster is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox; therefore, assigning this nurse to this patient would increase their chances of contracting chicken pox from the patient.

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