You Work on a Long-Term Care Unit

question 14

Multiple Choice

You work on a long-term care unit. In the last two weeks more than half the clients on your unit have been diagnosed with gastroenteritis. What is the most likely reason?

• A) The clients are in too small an area, so they pass around diseases.
• B) The clients don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
• C) The visitors brought the disease into the unit.
• D) The infection is being transmitted by healthcare personnel.

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