Question about pt room assignments....

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I am trying to study for the NCLEX and a few of my classmates said that they had quite a few questions regarding pt room assignments. This got me thinking that maybe I don't know as much as I should on this topic. I was wondering if I could get some help determining which patients should not be paired together? ex:someone who is on immunosuppressant shouldn't be roomed with someone who has a current infection. So anything along the lines of this would help, and you can be more specific too. Thank you!

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To be honest, that's one of the easiest sections. Once you do a few you'll see a trend and be able to answer most of those types of questions.

Like which pt would you place near the nurses station: patient with traction, a dementia pt who wanders, a pt on isolation, or pt with lots of pain.

answer: dementia pt!

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Infectious patients with surgical patients (smaller hospitals don't have the "floor" for separate different specialties), no boys with girls :D, do all possible to not put a A & O walkie talkie in with a sun-downer/moon-upper who rattles on all night with weird word salads, fall risks near the desk, etc....

Think safety- either due to the patient's behavior, or the diagnoses.

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I think i know individual room placement well. I was just trying to brush up on any specific patients that shouldn't be paired with a specific patient who may be more susceptible to their room mates illness. thank you for your reply

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