The nursing assistant is caring for an older adult resident…

The nursing assistant is caring for an older adult resident who was just visited by the health care provider and diagnosed with a vector-caused infection. Which example will be best for the nursing assistant to give to the resident when asked what a vector can be?

A resident who has Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea…

A resident who has Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (C. diff.) has been incontinent of stool since becoming infected. The nursing assistant is being particularly vigilant about handling the resident’s soiled sheets and bedding, knowing the sheets and bedding constitute what component of the chain of infection?