NCLEX-PN Flashcards: Standard And Transmission Based Precautions

Study Standard And Transmission Based Precautions in NCLEX-PN with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Which disease is classically placed on Droplet Precautions: influenza, varicella, or C. difficile?

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ANSWER

Influenza. Influenza spreads via large respiratory droplets that travel short distances, making droplet precautions appropriate.

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This deck focuses on Standard And Transmission Based Precautions, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for NCLEX-PN.

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Practice questions

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In a hospital medical-surgical unit, a 72-year-old client with a draining wound culture positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has a temperature of 37.9°C (100.2°F) and WBC 13,200/mm³. The dressing is saturated with serosanguinous drainage. What is the priority action to prevent infection spread?

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