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A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include the client has crackles bilaterally, SpO2 88% on room air, and reports increased shortness of breath. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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Wear gloves only and skip hand hygiene when leaving the room.Perform hand hygiene and apply the transmission-based precautions indicated by the client's diagnosis.Skip precautions if the client has no fever.Use sterile technique for all routine hygiene regardless of diagnosis.

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B. Perform hand hygiene and apply the transmission-based precautions indicated by the client's diagnosis.

Why

Infection control matches the pathogen route: hand hygiene plus appropriate precautions for contact, droplet, or airborne transmission.

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A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include the client has crackles bilaterally, SpO2 88% on room air, and reports increased shortness of breath. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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