A client is admitted with suspected gastrointestinal anthrax. Which type of precautions should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this client?
1. Droplet
2. Contact
3. Airborne
4. Standard
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Rationale 1: Droplet transmission does not occur with anthrax.
Rationale 2: Contact precautions are appropriate for cutaneous anthrax.
Rationale 3: Airborne transmission does not occur with anthrax.
Rationale 4: Standard precautions are appropriate for gastrointestinal anthrax.
Global Rationale: Standard precautions are appropriate for gastrointestinal anthrax. Droplet transmission does not occur with anthrax. Contact precautions are appropriate for cutaneous anthrax. Airborne transmission does not occur with anthrax.
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