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NCLEX-PN

Category - Safety

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A nurse is caring for an 18-month-old child with low-grade fever, rhinorrhea, and wheezing on auscultation. The child is infected by the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The nurse should expect the initiation of which type of precautionary measures?

Contact precautions
Droplet precautions
Standard precautions
A, B and C

Explanation

Answer: D - Children with RSV should be placed on droplet precautions and contact precautions. RSV is highly infectious and is commonly transmitted through direct skin contact. All hospital clients should be placed on standard precautions.

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