A student has just performed a physical assessment on a patient who has an infection with C. difficile. The student uses an alcohol hand rub while preparing to leave the room. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Ask the student to wash with soap and water before exiting the room.
b. Discuss the matter with the student later in a quiet area.
c. No action is required.
d. Report the student's action to the instructor.
ANS: A
The student should be asked to wash with soap and water before leaving the room. Alcohol-based hand rubs are ineffective against C. difficile spores. Reporting the action to the student's instructor will not prevent the student from having immediate contact with another patient and spreading the disease; neither will discussing the problem later with the student.
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