A nurse is caring for a client with streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse has to initiate precautions for the client. Based on this information, what type of precautions should the nurse initiate and review the procedures with staff members?
A) Droplet Precautions
B) Contact Precautions
C) Airborne Precautions
D) Protective Precautions
A
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Streptococcal pharyngitis is a disease that is spread by droplets. Hence, the nurse should follow Droplet Precautions for clients with streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse should follow Contact Precautions for clients with illnesses that spread through contact transmission. Examples of illnesses that spread by contact transmission include drug-resistant gastroenteritis; respiratory, skin, and wound infections; hepatitis A; herpes simplex virus; impetigo; scabies; and pediculosis. The nurse should follow Airborne Precautions for clients with illnesses that spread through airborne transmission. Tuberculosis (TB), measles, and chickenpox are examples of airborne-transmitted infections. Clients who must be protected from the outside environment and need to be shielded from others' microorganisms are kept in protective isolation.
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