An Elderly Client Is Admitted and Placed into Contact and Respiratory

question 7

Multiple Choice

An elderly client is admitted and placed into contact and respiratory isolation. The client's spouse becomes upset seeing health care providers in gowns and masks and demands they refrain from wearing them because it is confusing to the client and the spouse thinks the health care providers are scaring the client. The best response by the nurse to help the client and spouse would be to say

• A) "Has anyone explained the reason for the isolation to you?"
• B) "I understand you are upset, but we have to protect other clients from infection."
• C) "It's hospital policy and we all have to abide by the isolation precautions."
• D) "Let me show you the items we need when we come in the room."

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