How this exercise works
Match the diagnosis or situation to the correct transmission-based precaution (contact, droplet, airborne) plus standard precautions.
Fundamental concept
Standard precautions, isolation categories, and hand hygiene from authoritative CDC guidance.
Read: Infection Prevention & CDC Transmission Precautions →Scenario
A client has productive cough, night sweats, weight loss, and sputum AFB smear positive. Chest X-ray shows cavitary upper-lobe infiltrates.
A client has productive cough, night sweats, weight loss, and sputum AFB smear positive. Chest X-ray shows cavitary upper-lobe infiltrates.
Which precautions should the PN implement?
