Question

A client is diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. the 22-year-old client shares an apartment with one other person. what would the nurse expect as appropriate care for the client's roommate

Answer 1

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 meningococcal meningitis and this treatment is needed immediately.