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A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to osmosis and tonicity. Assessment data include laboratory results return outside the expected range for this condition. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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Use sterile technique for all routine hygiene regardless of diagnosis.Skip precautions if the client has no fever.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.

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D. 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 nursing care related to osmosis and tonicity. Assessment data include laboratory results return outside the expected range for this condition. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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