A patient is admitted to the hospital with tuberculosis.Which precautions must the nurse institute when caring for this patient?

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The organisms responsible for measles and tuberculosis,as well as many fungal infections,are spread through airborne transmission.Neisseria meningitidis,the organism that causes meningitis,is spread through droplet transmission.Pathogens that cause diarrhea,such as Clostridium difficile,are spread by direct contact.The common cold can be spread by indirect contact or droplet transmission.

A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital with Tuberculosis