A client is diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. the 22-year-old client shares an apartment with one other person. what woul

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A client is diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. the 22-year-old client shares an apartment with one other person. what woul

d the nurse expect as appropriate care for the client's roommate

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melamori03 [73] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-22T09:30:37+03:00

The answer to this question is to instruct the roommate to have a treatment with antimicrobial prophylaxis as soon as possible.

Antimicrobial prophylaxis is a medical procedure that is given to patients to prevent infection from spreading in the body. With this case, the roommate is being exposed to a patient with <span>meningococcal meningitis and this treatment is needed immediately. </span>