Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 75%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has a Clostridium difficile infection.The nurse should initiate which of the following types of isolation precautions for the client?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
C. difficile is transmitted via contact with contaminated surfaces or fecal-oral route, requiring contact precautions (gloves, gown, hand hygiene) to prevent spread.