The Public Health Nurses (PHNs) Are Busy Responding to Seasonal

The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased number of influenza cases among the residents. A nurse is doing an inservice with the nursing staff at the facility about the transmission of the influenza virus. Which is an example of direct transmission?

A) Inhaling a droplet from a sneeze
B) Shaking a contaminated hand
C) Drinking tainted water
D) Touching a contaminated doorknob