SHINGLES question.. can nurse still go on duty?

[reinAya]

so i was answering QT 7 of kaplan..

and i encountered this 2 questions,

the first one.. ( i wont copy the ques word for word so i wont violate any copyright law)

-- a CNA developed shinles on her trunk and calls nurse.. what should the nurse say?

..correct answer was "Come on duty as scheduled" rationale, assign on NON -high risk patients.

after a few more questions, here again this question:

-- nursing student has shingles on her trunk.. what should nurse do...

.. and the correct asnwer was... "inform student that she cannot care for patients".. rationale: restrict from patient contact.

NOW i'm confused!

please enlighten me..

[caliotter3]

Sure sounds contradictory to me. But I would answer to restrict from patient contact while active lesions are visible. That would be my best educated guess. I think the answer about non high risk patients is wrong, paperwork at the desk or answering phones, ok. But no patient contact.

[reinAya]

thanks callioter! i think im gonna stick to, no patient contact too!

[caliotter3]

It just sounds like a better answer to me. Maybe somebody can come along and correct us if we're wrong.

[thewhiterose]

so i was answering QT 7 of kaplan..

and i encountered this 2 questions,

the first one.. ( i wont copy the ques word for word so i wont violate any copyright law)

-- a CNA developed shinles on her trunk and calls nurse.. what should the nurse say?

..correct answer was "Come on duty as scheduled" rationale, assign on NON -high risk patients.

after a few more questions, here again this question:

-- nursing student has shingles on her trunk.. what should nurse do...

.. and the correct asnwer was... "inform student that she cannot care for patients".. rationale: restrict from patient contact.

NOW i'm confused!

please enlighten me..

i encountered those questions during my review..i also got confused about those 2. But if i remember & understood it right, there's a difference between the two, the other one is immunocompromised d/t hx of CA (i dnt know if it's the student nurse or his patient). Isn't the situation like that?