A client with a positive wound culture requires which type of isolation precautions?

A client with a positive wound culture requires which type of isolation precautions?

• A. Aerosol precautions.
• B. Contact precautions.
• C. Droplet precautions.
• D. Secretion precautions.

Answer: (B)

When a wound culture is positive, the risk of spreading infection is mainly through contact with wound drainage or contaminated surfaces. The best approach to prevent transmission is contact precautions. This means you wear a gown and gloves for all patient care and handling of any items in the room, perform hand hygiene before and after patient contact and after removing PPE, and use dedicated or properly cleaned equipment. Keeping the patient in a private room if possible and limiting unnecessary movement or sharing of items also helps reduce spread. Aerosol precautions are for infections transmitted by tiny airborne particles and require a negative-pressure room and respirator anyway, which isn’t indicated for a typical wound infection. Droplet precautions protect against larger respiratory droplets and require a mask when within a certain distance of the patient, not focused on wound drainage. Secretion precautions isn’t a standard term used for infection control in this context.

When a wound culture is positive, the risk of spreading infection is mainly through contact with wound drainage or contaminated surfaces. The best approach to prevent transmission is contact precautions. This means you wear a gown and gloves for all patient care and handling of any items in the room, perform hand hygiene before and after patient contact and after removing PPE, and use dedicated or properly cleaned equipment. Keeping the patient in a private room if possible and limiting unnecessary movement or sharing of items also helps reduce spread.

Aerosol precautions are for infections transmitted by tiny airborne particles and require a negative-pressure room and respirator anyway, which isn’t indicated for a typical wound infection. Droplet precautions protect against larger respiratory droplets and require a mask when within a certain distance of the patient, not focused on wound drainage. Secretion precautions isn’t a standard term used for infection control in this context.