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PA Recertifying Exam PANRE Practice Exam

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A bother brings in a 18-month-old child with low-grade fever, rhinorrhea, and wheezing on auscultation. The child is diagnosed to have respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. which type of precautionary measures should you maintain?
  1. Airborne precautions
  2. Droplet precautions
  3. Standard precautions
  4. Contact precautions
Explanation
Answer - D - Although the child is demonstrating respiratory symptoms, you should maintain contact precautions when caring for a child with RSV. RSV is highly infectious and is commonly transmitted through direct skin contact.
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