The family of a client who has tuberculosis keeps leaving the isolation room door open.They tell the nurse the client "feels closed in." The client is in a private room with monitored negative air pressure.Which of these actions should the nurse take immediately?
A)Educate the client and the family as to why the door must remain closed.
B)Notify the charge nurse and the client's physician.
C)Post a "no visitors" sign and ask the family to leave.
D)Spend more time with the client during the shift.

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Airborne precautions are instituted for clients who are known or suspected to have serious illnesses spread by airborne droplet nuclei,such as measles,varicella,and tuberculosis.Airborne precautions include placing the client in a private room or a private room with monitored negative air pressure,limiting transport of the client to other areas while she or he wears a surgical mask,and employing respiratory protection measures for staff,such as using special respirators.

The Family of a Client Who Has Tuberculosis Keeps Leaving