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No single-patient room is free for a patient who needs Contact Precautions. What is recommended?
ANurse the patient in the corridor until one frees
BPlace the patient with any available roommate
CConsult infection control on placement options
DSuspend the precautions until a room is free
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Consult infection control on placement options
1. A single-patient room is preferred for patients who require Contact Precautions, so its absence is a problem to be managed.
2. When one is not available, consultation with infection control personnel is recommended.
3. That consultation weighs the risks of the remaining options, such as cohorting or keeping the patient with an existing roommate.
4. Picking any roommate skips the risk assessment, and suspending precautions removes the protection altogether.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section III.B.1. Contact precautions_
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