Contact precautions are initiated for a client with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The nurse, providing instructions to a nursing assistant about caring for the client, tells the assistant:
A. To transfer the client to a semiprivate room
B. That gloves only are needed to care for the client
C. To wear gloves and a gown when changing the client's bed linen.
D. To wear a gown when caring for the client and remove the gown immediately after leaving the client's room
Ans: C. To wear gloves and a gown when changing the client's bed linen.
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