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A 49-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for nursing care related to general survey. Assessment data include the client has not voided in 8 hours and lower abdomen is firm and tender. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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Wear gloves only and skip hand hygiene when leaving the room.Use sterile technique for all routine hygiene regardless of diagnosis.Skip precautions if the client has no fever.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 49-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for nursing care related to general survey. Assessment data include the client has not voided in 8 hours and lower abdomen is firm and tender. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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