medium · NCLEX-RN Safety and Infection Prevention and Control

A staff nurse who is 12 weeks pregnant is assigned to a client receiving a 24-hour continuous infusion of a hazardous vesicant.

Which action by the nurse manager is the safest for the staff member?

  1. Instruct the nurse to double-glove and wear a respirator during all client contact.
  2. Allow the nurse to perform assessments but have a colleague hang the medication bag.
  3. Advise the nurse to use the hospital’s hazardous drug spill kit for every encounter.
  4. Reassign the staff nurse to a different client who is not receiving hazardous drugs.

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