The nurse has been newly hired onto a respiratory unit with six negative pressure isolation rooms for clients with infections passed by respiratory aerosols, such as SARS or tuberculosis
Before the nurse can care for clients in these rooms, what must happen? 1. The nurse must be tested for tuberculosis.
2. The nurse must be fitted for a N95 respirator.
3. The nurse must attend a class on negative pressure isolation.
4. The nurse will not care for these types of clients.
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Rationale 1: Because these conditions are spread through aerosolized secretions, it is important that the nurse wear a well-fitted mask that will not allow any of the particles to enter the lungs, so the nurse will need to be fitted for an N95 respirator mask that will be tested to assure a good fit before the nurse can care for these clients. Testing for tuberculosis is part of the hiring process, and the nurse already knows about negative pressure isolation.
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