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the nurse is preparing to give a bed bath to an immobilized client with tuberculosis. the nurse should wear which items when performing this care?

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Answer: N-95 respirator must be worn.

Patients with possible TB infection are placed in Airborne Precautions. Anyone who enters the room of a patient in Airborne Precautions should wear an N-95 respirator mask. Always remember to wear an N-95 respirator mask when entering an Airborne Precautions room. Only approved respirator masks can be worn.

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