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Nursing Care Delivery System

A client is admitted to the emergency department with sneezing and coughing. The client is in the triage area, waiting to be seen by a physician. To prevent spread of infection to others in the area and to the health care staff, the nurse should do which of the following?

ExplanationIn order to prevent infections in hospitals, the nurse institutes measures to contain respiratory secretions in symptomatic clients. The nurse gives the client a mask to wear, and tissues; the nurse instructs the client to dispose of used tissues in a no-touch receptacle. It is not necessary to place the client in isolation. It is not appropriate to ask others to move away from the client, but the nurse can ask the client to keep 3 feet away from others in the waiting room, if there is room. The nurse instructs the client to perform hand hygiene after blowing his nose or touching his nose or face, but doing so is not a prerequisite for being examined by the HCP. The nurse and HCP also use hand hygiene practices when caring for this client.