A labor and delivery nurse is assisting a health care provider who will be artificially rupturing a client's membranes (AROM).What barrier devices must the health care provider wear?

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Health care providers must apply nonsterile gloves before touching mucous membranes,nonintact skin,blood,body fluids,secretions,excretions,and contaminated items;and wear a gown during procedures and client care activities with a high probability of generating splashes or sprays of blood,body fluids,secretions,or excretions.Masks,eye protection,and face shields are to be worn when procedures and client care activities may generate splashes or sprays of blood,body fluids,secretions,or excretions.

A Labor and Delivery Nurse Is Assisting a Health Care