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A nurse is caring for a child who has chickenpox, a communicable disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Which of the following transmission-based precautions should the nurse implement for this patient?
Contact precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient's environment. Examples of infections that require contact precautions are scabies, impetigo, and Clostridium difficile.
Droplet precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by large respiratory droplets that are generated by coughing, sneezing, or talking. Examples of infections that require droplet precautions are influenza, pertussis, and meningitis.
Airborne precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by small airborne particles that can remain suspended in the air and travel over long distances. Examples of infections that require airborne precautions are tuberculosis, measles, and chickenpox.
Vector-borne precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by insects or animals that carry the infectious agent. Examples of infections that require vector-borne precautions are malaria, Lyme disease, and rabies.
Choice A reason: Contact precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient's environment. Examples of infections that require contact precautions are scabies, impetigo, and Clostridium difficile.
Choice B reason: Droplet precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by large respiratory droplets that are generated by coughing, sneezing, or talking. Examples of infections that require droplet precautions are influenza, pertussis, and meningitis.
Choice C reason: Airborne precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by small airborne particles that can remain suspended in the air and travel over long distances. Examples of infections that require airborne precautions are tuberculosis, measles, and chickenpox.
Choice D reason: Vector-borne precautions are used for patients who have infections that can be spread by insects or animals that carry the infectious agent. Examples of infections that require vector-borne precautions are malaria, Lyme disease, and rabies.