A Nurse Working in a Large Hospital Harbors MRSA as Part

question 18

Multiple Choice

A nurse working in a large hospital harbors MRSA as part of the normal microbiota in his nose.He is most likely the source of a MRSA outbreak if

• A) infected patients have all had been cared for by this nurse and the isolates are identical.
• B) the patients are all elderly and the isolates of MRSA are not genetically identical.
• C) all of the infected patients were seen by the same physician and half of the patients were cared for by this nurse.
• D) all of the infected patients are on the same floor of the hospital and all have a history of heart problems.

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Definitions:

Gratuitous

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Preexisting Duty

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Consideration

The value (such as money, goods, or services) that is given in exchange for a contractual promise or action.

Consideration

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