An interdisciplinary healthcare team is coordinating care for a newly admitted client presenting with generalized, weeping vesicular lesions diagnosed as disseminated herpes zoster. When establishing the infection control and safety protocols for this client, which of the following actions are appropriate? Select all that apply.
- Assign the client to a private room equipped with negative-pressure airflow.Cevap
- BInstruct healthcare personnel to wear a standard surgical mask prior to entering the client's room.
- Wear a clean, disposable gown and non-sterile gloves when providing direct physical care.Cevap
- DDelegate the continuous evaluation of the client's skin integrity to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
- Ensure the door to the client's room remains securely closed at all times.Cevap
- FPlace an N95 particulate respirator on the client whenever transport outside the isolation room is required.
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The appropriate actions are assigning the client to a negative-pressure room, wearing a gown and gloves for direct care, and keeping the room door closed.
Disseminated herpes zoster presents a high risk of transmission through both aerosolized particles and direct contact with weeping lesions. Therefore, the client requires strict airborne and contact precautions. This includes placement in a negative-pressure Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR) with the door kept closed to contain the virus. Furthermore, healthcare personnel must wear clean gowns and gloves to prevent contact transmission during direct physical care.
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Disseminated Herpes Zoster requires both Airborne and Contact Precautions, necessitating specific environmental controls (negative pressure), appropriate PPE (N95, gown, gloves), and strict adherence to RN delegation principles.