A client infected with Burkholderia cepacia is admitted to the unit. What is the nurse's priority action when caring for this client?
a. Instruct the client to wash his or her hands after contact with other people.
b. Place the client on strict isolation.
c. Keep the client isolated from other clients with cystic fibrosis.
d. Administer IV vancomycin daily.
C
The infection is spread through casual contact between cystic fibrosis clients, thus the need for isolation of these clients from each other. Strict isolation measures will not be necessary. Al-though the client should wash his or her hands frequently, the most important measure that can be implemented on the unit is isolation of the client from other cystic fibrosis clients.
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