The patient presents to the emergency department complaining of a fever, cough, and runny nose. Upon assessment, the nurse notes Koplik spots inside the client’s mouth; the client’s temperature is 102.5 °F (39.1 °C). Which infection control measures does the nurse institute?

Place the client in an airborne isolation room. The client who presents with fever, cough, runny nose and Koplik spots in the mouth likely has measles and should be placed in an airborne isolation room. Although the nurse should don an isolation gown while caring for the client, the nurse must also wear an N95 respirator mask (not a surgical mask), and gloves. Measles is treated with Vitamin A; the MMR vaccine is prescribed later, after the patient is well again.

The patient presents to the emergency department complaining of a...

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