A client is admitted with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Which infection-control action should the nurse implement?

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D. use an N95 respirator and place the client in a negative-pressure room — Pulmonary tuberculosis is spread through airborne droplet nuclei. The correct approach is airborne precautions with a fit-tested N95 respirator and a negative-pressure room.

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A. wear gloves only because transmission is by contact with sputum

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B. wear a surgical mask and place the client in a private room

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C. place the client in a positive-pressure room to prevent outside contamination