A nursing supervisor is evaluating the clinical practices of a newly licensed practical nurse (PN) working on an infectious disease unit. Which action by the PN demonstrates a correct understanding of standard and transmission-based precautions?
- Placing a standard medical mask on a client who is under airborne precautions for suspected tuberculosis before transporting them to the radiology department.Cevap
- BTaking off the N95 respirator and discarding it in the client's bedside waste receptacle before leaving a negative-pressure isolation room.
- CAccepting a delegation from the charge nurse to conduct the initial nursing assessment and establish the appropriate isolation category for a newly admitted client.
- DDisplaying an isolation warning sign on the corridor door that explicitly lists the client's methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) diagnosis to alert visitors.
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Placing a standard medical mask on a client who is under airborne precautions for suspected tuberculosis before transporting them to the radiology department.
When a client on airborne precautions must leave their negative-pressure room for essential procedures, they must wear a standard medical (surgical) mask. This acts as source control to contain respiratory secretions and prevent the spread of infectious droplet nuclei into the hospital corridors. Healthcare workers wear N95 respirators to protect themselves from inhalation, but clients wear standard masks to trap the pathogens they exhale.
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Airborne Precautions and Client Transport