Safety & Infection ControlQuestion 32 of 120

Which client should be placed in a private room with droplet precautions?

a.A client with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a wound
b.A client with measles
c.A client with a Clostridioides difficile infection
d.A client with meningococcal meningitis

Explanation

Meningococcal meningitis is transmitted by respiratory droplets and requires droplet precautions. MRSA wounds and C. difficile need contact precautions, and measles requires airborne precautions.

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