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A 71-year-old client in a long-term care facility is being evaluated for communicable respiratory infection. Assessment data include wound culture grows MRSA with spreading erythema. Which intervention best reduces the client's risk of complications?

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Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.Ignore small changes until they become severe.Delay teaching until the day of discharge only.Restrict all movement without individualized assessment.

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A. Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.

Why

Risk reduction focuses on early identification, prevention, teaching, and reassessment rather than unnecessary restriction or delay.

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A 71-year-old client in a long-term care facility is being evaluated for communicable respiratory infection. Assessment data include wound culture grows MRSA with spreading erythema. Which intervention best reduces the client's risk of complications?

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