The nurse completes care for the client on droplet precautions. Which does the nurse implement to prevent transmitting the pathogen to other people?
1. Removes gloves and mask at the bedside and gown in hallway
2. Removes all personal protective equipment in the soiled utility room
3. Removes gloves first, mask second, and gown third in the client's doorway
4. Removes mask first, gloves second, and gown third outside the client's room
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3. The nurse removes personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent self-contamination. The nurse removes the gloves first to avoid contaminating the head, allows the mask to fall away from the face for removal after untying the strings, and, finally, removes the gown. These actions occur in the client's doorway to contain the pathogen and prevent transmission to people outside the room.
1. The nurse risks contamination if the gloves and mask are removed at the bedside; PPE should be removed together, at the same location, and away from the source of contamination to facilitate containment of the pathogen.
2. If the nurse removes the PPE in the soiled utility room, the nurse walks through the unit contaminated with a pathogen and increases the risk of transmitting the pathogen to others.
4. If the mask is removed before the contaminated gloves, the nurse risks contami-nating the head while untying the mask's strings. The nurse avoids removing PPE in the hallway to prevent transmission of the client's pathogen.
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a. Multiple insurance providers develop options for health care delivery to the population. b. A centralized government department controls all of health care that is provided in the country. c. A government system plans and pays for health care delivered by private enterprise. d. The government plans and funds care provided by its employees in government-owned health facilities.