A nursing home patient has been diagnosed with clostridium difficile. What type of precautions would the nurse use to prevent the spread of this infectious disease to other residents?
A) Contact
B) Droplet
C) Airborne
D) No precautions are necessary
Ans: A
Feedback: Contact Precautions are used for organisms that are spread by skin-to-skin contact, such as antibiotic-resistant organisms or Clostridium difficile. Droplet precautions are used for organisms that can be transmitted by close, face-to-face contact, such as influenza or meningococcal meningitis. Airborne precautions are required for patients with presumed or proven pulmonary TB of chickenpox.
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