A nurse who manages client placements prepares to place four clients on a medical-surgical unit.Which client should be placed in isolation awaiting possible diagnosis of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?

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The client in long-term care and other communal environments is at high risk for MRSA.The presence of furuncles and folliculitis is also an indication that MRSA may be present.A client with an open wound from a motorcycle crash would have the potential to develop MRSA,but no signs are visible at present.The rash following participation in a sporting event could be caused by several different things.A client with an elevated white blood cell count has the potential for infection but should be at lower risk for MRSA than the client admitted from the communal environment.

A Nurse Who Manages Client Placements Prepares to Place Four