The nursing assistant is caring for a hospitalized client in contact precautions and observes another client from another room is visiting their neighbor. The other client is sitting on the client's bed and sharing cake with the client in isolation. What is the best action for the nursing assistant to take?

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The nursing assistant observes that the visitor who is another client in the hospital has violated the contact precautions and has been exposed to whatever illness the client in the precautions has. Therefore, the nursing assistant should report this right away to the nurse. Just because the client has been taking antibiotics does not mean the client is not still contagious and the contact precautions have not been discontinued. Assisting the visiting client to follow the posted precautions or asking the client to return to their room does not undo the potential for exposure to the illness.

The Nursing Assistant Is Caring for a Hospitalized Client in Contact