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Nurse Aide

Category - Physical Care

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A client has been identified as having a very virulent bacterial infection that is spread through close physical contact. The nurse aide understands that, in order to decrease the chance of spreading these organisms, which of the following infection control precautions should be observed?

Airborne precautions
Droplet precautions
Contact precautions
Protective precautions

Explanation

Answer: C - For infections spread by direct contact with infected items, the nursing staff would implement contact precautions. All other precautions listed are not necessary. Standard precaution, which is not listed as an option, would also be used.

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