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