The client with skeletal muscle weakness and vomiting is diagnosed with botulism toxicity. Which precautions are most important to observe when caring for this client?
A. Airborne precautions
B. Standard precautions
C. Contact precautions
D. Droplet precautions
B
Although botulism can be a fatal infection, the organism is ingested (or in some cases, injected subcutaneously) and the disorder is not transmitted from person to person. Thus, no special pre-cautions are needed to prevent the spread of this disease to the health care provider or anyone else.
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