A practical nurse is providing care for several clients who require specific infection control measures on a medical-surgical unit. Which action demonstrates the correct application of transmission-based precautions?
- Removing the isolation gown and gloves inside the room prior to exiting the room of a client diagnosed with scabies.Answer
- BWearing a fit-tested N95 respirator mask while obtaining vital signs for a client diagnosed with seasonal influenza.
- CPlacing a client with an intact, localized herpes zoster rash in an airborne infection isolation room with negative air pressure.
- DTransporting a client with active pulmonary tuberculosis through the hallway while the nurse wears an N95 respirator and the client remains unmasked.
Answer
Removing the isolation gown and gloves inside the room prior to exiting the room of a client diagnosed with scabies.
Scabies requires Contact Precautions. To prevent the spread of the infestation to other areas of the healthcare facility, the nurse must remove the contaminated gown and gloves inside the client's room and perform hand hygiene immediately before crossing the threshold into the hallway.
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Transmission-Based Precautions Implementation