Question

A child with a few vesicular lesions on her face is brought to the emergency room. She is diagnosed with chickenpox. To prevent transmission of chickenpox through direct contact, the LPN initiates contact precautions. Which of the following should also be initiated to isolate this illness?

a. Reverse isolation
b. Airborne precautions
c. Standard precautions
d. Droplet precautions

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. Airborne precaution

Step-by-step explanation:

Chickenpox is a very contagious disease which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It can be spread to healthy individual by coming in direct contact with the blister fluid or respiratory secretion of an infected person. Transmission through sneezing and coughing is also possible which comes under airborne transmission.

So as chickenpox virus can spread through direct contact and air therefore with contact precaution, airborne precaution should also be initiated to isolate this illness. So the right answer is b.