The Patient Has Been Hospitalized for Several Days and Has

question 11

Multiple Choice

The patient has been hospitalized for several days and has received multiple intravenous antibiotic medications.This morning,the patient had three episodes of severe,foul-smelling diarrhea.The nurse should institute

• A) contact precautions.
• B) routine practices only.
• C) airborne precautions.
• D) droplet precautions.

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