Question

Along with appropriate hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, what nursing actions should be done next to prevent the spread of a communicable disease from an infected client?
a. Notify the client's healthcare providers and known contacts.
b. Alert the public health authorities about the infection.
c. Assist with rapidly identifying the disease and immediately isolating it.
d. Make a public announcement of the identified infectious disease.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A; notify the client's healthcare providers and known contacts.

Further Explanation:

In addition to the appropriate hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette the family, friends, coworkers, and caregivers of the person with the respiratory issues will be contacted. They will be given information on how to avoid getting the respiratory illness and how they are transmitted.

The respiratory hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette precautions are;

• cough etiquette
• hand hygiene
• safe injection practices
• Safe handling of potentially contaminated equipment or surfaces in the patient environment
• Use of personal protective equipment

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