Question

The nurse is caring for a client with suspected bacterial meningitis. what is a priority action for the nurse to initiate?

Answer 1

Of the following give choices;

Provide analgesia.

Give the Hib vaccine.

Practice airborne precautions.

Provide IV antibiotics.

The answer is Provide IV antibiotics. Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency since it could lead to death within hours or few days if not managed/treated. When IV antibiotics are given, in high doses (so they are able to pass the blood-brain barrier), the chances of deaths of the patient are reduced to 5% in all cases of bacterial meningitis.