Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 85%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A child with measles.A nurse is assisting with the admission of a child who has measles. Which of the following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
The correct answer is B: Airborne precautions. Measles is highly contagious and is spread through airborne transmission. Initiating airborne precautions, such as placing the child in a negative pressure room and ensuring healthcare workers wear N95 masks, helps prevent the spread of the virus through the air. Protective environment (A) is used for immunocompromised patients, not for measles. Contact precautions (C) are for diseases spread by direct or indirect contact, and droplet precautions (D) are for diseases spread through respiratory droplets, not airborne transmission like measles.