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Average Score: 87%
Simulated
A nurse is admitting a child who has erythema infectiosum. Which of the following transmission-based precautions should the nurse initiate?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The correct answer is A: Droplet precautions. Erythema infectiosum, also known as fifth disease, is transmitted via respiratory droplets. Droplet precautions are necessary to prevent the spread of the virus through close contact. Airborne precautions are for diseases spread through smaller respiratory droplets that remain suspended in the air. Contact precautions are for diseases spread by direct or indirect contact with an infected person or their environment. Protective environment is typically used for immunocompromised patients to protect them from environmental pathogens. In this case, droplet precautions are the most appropriate choice to prevent the transmission of erythema infectiosum.