A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitides. The nurse should institute which type of isolation precautions?
A) Contact
B) Droplet
C) Airborne
D) Standard
Ans: B
Feedback: This patient requires droplet precautions because the organism can be transmitted through airborne droplets when the patient coughs, sneezes, or doesn't cover his mouth. Airborne precautions are instituted for a patient infected with tuberculosis. Standard precautions are instituted for a patient when contact with body substances is likely. Contact precautions are instituted for a patient infected with an organism that is transmitted through skin-to-skin contact.
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Consent is not required at the pre-admission interview
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.