A nurse is planning an in-service on preventing infection for the hospital staff nurses on a medical-surgical unit. Which nursing intervention is most effective in reducing the risk of infections?
A) Raising the temperature in the client's room
B) Assessing vital signs once daily
C) Wearing a mask for client care
D) Performing hand hygiene
Answer: D
Hand hygiene is always the first and best way to stop the spread of microorganisms, which cause infections. Raising the temperature in a client's room would contribute to the growth of microorganisms. Assessing vital signs is important but should be done more frequently than once daily. Wearing a mask for all clients is not practical and is unnecessary unless a microorganism is airborne and the client is in isolation.
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