The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who May Have

The nurse is caring for a client who may have an ear infection.Which intervention is used to prevent spread of the infection to other clients?

A) A new sterile otoscope speculum is used to examine each of the client's ears.
B) The nurse washes his hands after removing hearing aids from the client's ears.
C) Hearing aids are cleaned with alcohol before they are re-inserted into the client's ears.
D) The tuning fork is cleaned with hydrogen peroxide before and after use with the client.