Which action by the new RN requires the most immediate action on your part?

You are the pediatric unit charge nurse today and are working with a new RN.
A. The new RN tells the nursing assistant to use an N95 respirator mask when caring for a child who has pertussis.
B. The new RN places a child who has chemotherapy-induced neutropenia into a negative-pressure room.
C. The new RN admits a new client with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection to a room with another child who has RSV.
D. The new RN wears goggles to change the linens of a client who has diarrhea caused by C. difficile.

Asked by Santepro, Last updated: Oct 11, 2024

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Urchman

Answered Feb 24, 2020

By placing a child who has chemo-induced neutropenia into a negative pressure room.

Santepro

Answered Jan 12, 2020

The new RN places a child who has chemotherapy-induced neutropenia into a negative-pressure room.

Clients who are neutropenic should be placed in positive-airflow rooms; placement of the child in a negative airflow room will increase the likelihood of infection for this client.Options A and D: The use of an N95 respirator is not necessary for pertussis. and goggles are not needed for changing the linens of clients infected with C. difficile; however. these protections do not increase the risk to the clients.Option C: Although private rooms are preferred for clients who need droplet precautions. such as client with RSV infection. they can be placed in rooms with other clients who are infected with the same microorganism.