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Correct answer: D. To all residents, regardless of known diagnosis

Correct: standard precautions are applied to every resident on every contact because infectious status is not always known.

• A: Waiting for a known diagnosis before applying precautions misses undiagnosed or asymptomatic infections.
• B: Standard precautions are used year-round for all care, not tied to a particular season.
• C: Standard precautions apply broadly; isolation precautions are additional measures used only for specific transmissible conditions.

Correct answer: C. 60-100 beats per minute

Correct: 60-100 beats per minute is the standard normal adult resting pulse range taught in basic nursing skills.

• A: This range is well below normal and would be considered severe bradycardia requiring immediate reporting.
• B: This range is above normal resting rate and would be considered tachycardia requiring reporting.
• D: This range is below the normal resting adult range and would be flagged as bradycardia.

Correct answer: B. 12-20 breaths per minute

Correct: 12-20 breaths per minute is the standard normal adult resting respiratory rate range.

• A: This rate is well below normal and would represent dangerously slow breathing requiring immediate reporting.
• C: This rate is far above normal and would represent a respiratory emergency.
• D: This rate is above the normal resting range and would be flagged as elevated (tachypnea).

Correct answer: A. Right to have personal and clinical information kept confidential

Correct: discussing a resident's protected health information where others can overhear breaches the right to confidentiality of personal and clinical records.

• B: The right to participate in resident council concerns group governance, not privacy of health information.
• C: The right to manage personal finances concerns the resident's funds and property, unrelated to overheard health information.
• D: The right to choose a personal physician concerns provider selection, not the confidentiality breach described here.

Correct answer: A. Explain that mail may not be opened or read without the resident's consent

Correct: residents have the right to privacy in their communications; mail may not be opened or screened without the resident's own consent.

• B: A family member cannot waive the resident's own right to private, unopened mail unless the resident has designated them under a legal authority such as guardianship.
• C: Reading a resident's private mail to a third party without the resident's consent breaches confidentiality regardless of who asks.
• D: Routing unopened mail to an administrator does not change the requirement that mail stays private unless the resident consents.