Room assignments help

[Korleone]

i'm having hard time classifying who should both go on the same room, on the four selection i can eliminate those are stable or non infectious, but how to group them i'm having a hardtime. example, there is two infectious pt. so i put them on the same room, but the answer was the patient that are non-infectious should go together, don't you separate the infectious or immunusuppress pt. to others since they are easily targeted or low immune?.what answer should you choose to separate infectious should go together or non-infectious. can anyone give as much EXAMPLE who should go together?Thanks.

[caliotter3]

Try looking at the Priorities book by Linda LaCharity for tips on answering this type of question. Many people say this book is a good resource.

[chicookie, BSN, RN]

What helped me was if they were special precautions they have their own room. Immunosuppressed have their own room.

Everyone that has something that otherwise are healthy and have nothing coming out or that can be transmitted can share a room. For example a person with a broken leg can share a room with almost anyone.

If its a peds question, I learned something really important, even if both are "clean" patients if they aren't the same age they can't share a room.

That is what I remember anyway. Hope that helped.

[bummer83]

immunosupressed client has to be with clean client

[Korleone]

immunosupressed client has to be with clean client

thanks for the reply, but isn't that if 1 is immunosupressed he should have his own room since even theres a clean client in that room , there's a tendency he will get something from that client..

how about on answering, if they ask which pt. should be together. Do you choose the clean to clean or infectious to infectious. There was once situation that both are clean and infectious, when i choose the infectious the answer was clean to clean. anyone getting my point? lol