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CRNE Canadian Registered Nurse

Category - Wellness

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Alice comes to the facility for consult due to dry cough and joint pain. She reports a sore throat. History reveals that Alice’s sister, who lives with her, was admitted in the same facility a few weeks ago due to mycoplasma pneumonia. Alice is admitted for further care and treatment for mycoplasma. The admitting nurse should initiate which form of precautions?
  1. Contact precautions
  2. Standard precautions
  3. Airborne precautions
  4. Transmission-based precautions
Explanation
Answer: D - The nurse initiates transmission-based precautions when admitting a client with mycoplasma pneumonia. Transmission-based precautions are initiated, in addition to standard precautions, when a client may have an airborne, droplet, or contact infection. Mycoplasma pneumonia is spread through droplets in the air. It is also spread through direct contact.
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