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Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette is aimed at which people entering a healthcare facility?
AAnyone with cough, congestion or nasal discharge
BOnly patients booked into the respiratory clinic
COnly patients who have a fever alongside a cough
DOnly staff who work in the emergency department
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Anyone with cough, congestion or nasal discharge
1. The strategy is targeted at patients and at the family members and friends who come with them.
2. It applies to any person with signs of illness including cough, congestion, rhinorrhea or increased respiratory secretions when entering a healthcare facility.
3. Undiagnosed is the point, so a clinic booking cannot be the trigger.
4. Fever is not required, and staff education is a separate element of the same strategy rather than its target.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section III.A.1.a. Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette_
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