A nurse is caring for a client who reports the use of chondroitin and glucosamine. The health benefit of this supplement combination is to do which of the following?

A. Diminished bowel sounds are not typically indicative of fluid overload. They may suggest decreased gastrointestinal motility, but this finding alone does not specifically indicate fluid overload.

B. Bradycardia is not typically associated with fluid overload. Instead, tachycardia may occur as the body attempts to compensate for decreased cardiac output.

C. Hypotension may occur with fluid overload in severe cases, but it is not a consistent or specific finding. Other signs, such as bounding pulses, are more indicative of fluid overload.

D. Bounding pulses, or strong and forceful arterial pulses, can be a sign of fluid overload due to increased blood volume. This finding may be observed in clients receiving excessive enteral feedings or intravenous fluids.

A. Varicella-zoster (chickenpox) requires airborne precautions due to its transmission via respiratory droplets or aerosols.

B. Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) is typically transmitted through direct contact with contaminated surfaces or equipment and does not require droplet precautions.

C. Pertussis (whooping cough) is transmitted via respiratory droplets and requires droplet precautions to prevent transmission to others.

D. Rotavirus is primarily transmitted through the fecal-oral route and requires contact precautions, not droplet precautions.