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The telehealth nurse during a virtual follow-up visit is being evaluated for technology-supported nursing care and patient portals. Assessment data include alarm fatigue is reported after repeated nonactionable monitor alarms overnight. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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Use sterile technique for all routine hygiene regardless of diagnosis.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.

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C. 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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The telehealth nurse during a virtual follow-up visit is being evaluated for technology-supported nursing care and patient portals. Assessment data include alarm fatigue is reported after repeated nonactionable monitor alarms overnight. Which infection-prevention action is essential?

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