A Nurse Posts a Sign, Limiting Visitors, Outside of the Door

question 38

Multiple Choice

A nurse posts a sign, limiting visitors, outside of the door of a patient receiving high-dose intravenous corticosteroids.When the family inquires why visitors are limited, the nurse best responds:

• A)"The germs of the patient put all visitors at risk for infection."
• B)"The germs of visitors put the patient at risk for infection."
• C)"Visitors are not required to wash their hands when they enter the room."
• D)"This patient is very sick, and needs rest."