Imagine that a patient has come into an emergency room with a headache, and they are given a hospital pillow to rest their head on while they are seen. Later this patient is diagnosed with a contagious disease. Based on what you know about modes of transmission, explain why the job of the environmental services staff is important in this case and what might happen if they did not take their job seriously.

Mr. edwards is 20-year-old male patient who is admitted for treatment of recurring pyelonephritis (kidney infection) and surgical treatment of a urinary stricture, which has decreased the urinary stream. mr. edwards has paraplegia; he is paralyzed from the waist down secondary to an automobile accident when he was 16. he came by ambulance to the hospital, leaving his wheelchair and wheelchair pressure- relieving cushion at home. according to the nursing history, the patient is a nonsmoker and he does not drink alcohol or take any illegal drugs. a. what nursing considerations should be made for mr. edwards related to his disability? b. what health promotion and prevention education does mr. edwards need?