A nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with impetigo. The nurse would institute which type of infection control?

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Contact precautions are used with organisms that can be transmitted by hand or skin-to-skin contact (e.g., during client care activities or when touching the client's environmental surfaces or care items) such as with a client with impetigo. Airborne precautions are used to protect against microorganisms transmitted by small particle droplets that can remain suspended and become widely dispersed by air currents, such as tuberculosis or measles. Droplet precautions are used for microorganisms transmitted by larger particle droplets, which disperse into air currents, such as H. influenzae or M. pneumoniae. Protective isolation is used to prevent infection for people whose body defenses are known to be compromised, such as those who are neutropenic secondary to chemotherapy.

A Nurse Is Providing Care to a Client Diagnosed with Impetigo