ATI RN
ATI Pediatrics Proctored Questions
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A child with bacterial meningitis
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A nurse is caring for a child who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the child can be removed from droplet precautions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: Negative Cerebrospinal fluid culture. This finding indicates that the bacterial infection has been effectively treated with antibiotics, making the child non-infectious. Antibiotics initiated 24 hr ago (
A) may not be sufficient to indicate resolution of the infection. Absent nuchal rigidity (
C) is a positive sign but does not guarantee the absence of infection. Temperature below 37.4 C (99.4F) (
D) is a non-specific finding and does not directly indicate resolution of the infection.
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