Editing Infection Control and Safety – RN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 10==
An unlicensed nursing assistant reports that a client on droplet precautions for influenza needs to go to radiology. Which instruction from the nurse is '''correct'''?
# "Put an N95 respirator on the client before you leave the room."
# "Place a surgical mask on the client, and you do not need to wear a mask in the hallway."
# "The client does not need a mask because the hallway is well ventilated."
# "Wear a gown and gloves, and have the client wear goggles during transport."

'''Answer:''' 2. Place a surgical mask on the client, and the transporter does not need a mask in the hallway.

''Rationale:'' For droplet precautions, source control is achieved by masking the client during transport; the masked client contains their own respiratory secretions. An N95 is neither indicated for influenza nor appropriate to place on a client, since it increases work of breathing and is not fit tested for them. Option 3 omits source control. Option 4 misapplies contact precaution PPE and eye protection.