Client who is diagnosed with rubeola is being admitted to the unit. The nurse should prepare the room for:
1. standard precautions.
2. negative air pressure.
3. contact precautions.
4. a bathroom outside the room.
Answer: 2
1. Rubeola is an airborne transmission, and precautions must prevent the disease from entering the air of the unit.
2. The client with rubeola is placed in a negative pressure room so that air flows inward, not outward.
3. Contact precautions are used for clients with wound infections.
4. Clients with airborne infections must have a private bathroom in the room.
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