Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 63%
Simulated
A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis and a productive cough. Which of the following types of isolation precautions should the nurse initiate for the client?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
The correct answer is D: Airborne precautions. Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can be spread through the air via droplet nuclei. Airborne precautions are necessary to prevent transmission. This includes placing the client in a negative pressure room, wearing an N95 mask, and ensuring proper ventilation.
A: Contact precautions are used for diseases spread by direct contact with the client or their environment.
B: Droplet precautions are used for diseases spread through large respiratory droplets.
C: Protective precautions are not a standard isolation precaution type.
E, F, G: These choices are not applicable as they are not standard isolation precautions.
A: Contact precautions are used for diseases spread by direct contact with the client or their environment.
B: Droplet precautions are used for diseases spread through large respiratory droplets.
C: Protective precautions are not a standard isolation precaution type.
E, F, G: These choices are not applicable as they are not standard isolation precautions.