Why is this correct?

anne919 · Jan 18, 2012

i dont really know why but im thinking because 4 has that long of experience so he knows his safety precautions really well.

1&2 are immunosuppressed, 3 i have no idea if it matters whether hes negative or positive

rodmarkq · Jan 18, 2012

but isn't that thinking your way into the question? I mean choice 3 has that fact included in the answer which is he is CMV negative. Idk. This is what I don't like about Kaplan sometimes. Their rationales sometimes are lacking

HelloM1M1 · Jan 18, 2012

this is what i think:

*the cmv negative patient doesn't have immunity to the primary infection, so if he were to take care of the patient, he'd be susceptible in developing cmv.

*the 30 years experienced nurse has probably gotten exposed to cmv (read fact below), therefore she probably has better immunity to cmv

"[color=#111111]although cmv comes from the same virus family as chickenpox, mononucleosis and herpes, it is usually harmless, and most people don’t even realize they’ve been exposed to it. in the u.s., between 50-85%[color=#111111] of adults will contract cmv by the time they reach the age of 40."

rodmarkq · Jan 19, 2012

hmm I guess if put that way, that sort of makes sense. Thanks.