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The 95-year-old nursing home resident has a productive cough, fever, chills, and a history of night sweats. The client's PPD test is negative. What is the nurse’s best action related to infection prevention?
A.   Use standard precautions alone because the client does not have tuberculosis.
B.   Use standard precautions and airborne precautions because the client has tuberculosis.
C.   Use standard precautions and airborne precautions until a chest x-ray shows the client does not have tuberculosis.
D.   Use airborne precautions alone because the client is taking penicillin therapy for another respiratory infection.
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Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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