A patient is admitted from the ED diagnosed with Neisseria meningitides. What type of isolation precautions should the nurse institute?
A) Contact precautions
B) Droplet precautions
C) Airborne precautions
D) Observation precautions
Ans: B
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This patient requires droplet precautions because the organism can be transmitted through large airborne droplets when the patient coughs, sneezes, or fails to cover the mouth. Smaller droplets can be addressed by airborne precautions, but this is insufficient for this microorganism.
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