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Practice Question

A nurse is preparing to admit a client who has a new diagnosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The nurse should plan to place the client in which of the following types of transmission-based precautions?

Answer Choices:

Correct Answer:

Contact

Rationale:

Contact — This is correct because MRSA is transmitted primarily through direct contact with contaminated surfaces, wounds, or hands. Contact precautions require gloves, gown, and dedicated equipment to prevent spread.

🦠 Protective — This is incorrect because protective (reverse) isolation is for immunocompromised patients to protect them from outside infections, not for MRSA carriers.

🦠 Airborne — This is incorrect because MRSA does not spread through small airborne particles like tuberculosis or measles.

🦠 Droplet — This is incorrect because droplet precautions are for large-particle respiratory infections (e.g., influenza, meningitis), not MRSA.

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  • Category: RN - Nursing Exam(s)
  • Subcategory: ATI Exams
  • Domain: ATI GERIATRICS
  • Answer Choices: 4
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