Practice Question
An employee health nurse is providing an in-service on infection control procedures. Which of the following infections should the nurse identify as requiring contact isolation precautions? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
Rationale:
VRE~requires contact precautions as it spreads through direct contact with contaminated surfaces or infected individuals.
MRSA~requires contact precautions due to its transmission via direct contact with infected wounds or contaminated surfaces.
Clostridium difficile~requires contact precautions, especially with strict hand hygiene using soap and water.
Influenza~requires droplet precautions, not contact precautions, as it spreads primarily through respiratory droplets.
Tuberculosis~requires airborne precautions, not contact precautions, because it spreads through airborne particles
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