The nurse is preparing an airborne infection isolation room for a patient. Which communicable disease does the patient likely have?
a. Varicella
b. Pertussis
c. Influenza
d. Scarlet fever
ANS: A
An airborne infection isolation room is the isolation for persons with a suspected or confirmed airborne infectious disease transmitted by the airborne route such as measles, varicella, or tuberculosis. Pertussis, influenza, and scarlet fever require droplet transmission precautions.
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