A practical nurse receives report on an older adult client who has developed profuse, watery diarrhea and recently tested positive for a Clostridioides difficile infection. What specific infection control measures must the nurse implement during this client's care? Select all that apply.
- Put on a clean isolation gown and gloves before entering the client's room.Cevap
- Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water immediately upon exiting the client's room.Cevap
- Use a dedicated blood pressure cuff and stethoscope that remain inside the client's room.Cevap
- DDisinfect the client's bedside table and bathroom fixtures with an alcohol-based cleaning solution.
- EPlace the client in a private room with negative air pressure monitoring.
- FWear an N95 respirator when assisting the client with a bedpan.
Cevap
The nurse must don a gown and gloves before entering, wash hands with soap and water upon exiting, and use dedicated room equipment.
Clostridioides difficile requires strict contact precautions because it is transmitted through the fecal-oral route and contact with contaminated environments. Evidence-based guidelines require the use of a private room, donning a gown and gloves upon entry to the room, using dedicated disposable or room-restricted equipment, and strictly performing hand hygiene with soap and water, as alcohol-based sanitizers do not eradicate C. diff spores.
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Strict Contact Precautions and Spore Eradication