The nurse is preparing to admit a client who has been diagnosed with influenza in the emergency department. The nurse prepares for this client best by doing which of the following?
1. Placing a ventilator in the room
2. Notifying other departments of the diagnosis
3. Placing droplet and contact precaution signs on the client room
4. Placing the client in a negative air flow room
3. Placing droplet and contact precaution signs on the client room
Rationale:
To prevent the spread of influenza, the client is placed in a private room with signs for droplet and contact precautions, and the client and family are taught these precautions. There is no indication that this client will need a ventilator. Placing signs on the door is the way to notify other departments of precautions. Negative air flow rooms are for diseases such as chicken pox, measles, and SARS.
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