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You are told a patient is in “source isolation”. What would you do & why?

  • Isolating a patient  so that they don’t catch any infections 

  • Nursing an individual who is regarded as being particularly vulnerable to infection in such a way as to minimize the transmission of potential pathogens to that person.

  • Nursing a patient who is carrying an infectious agent that may be risk to others in such a way as to minimize the risk of the infection spreading elsewhere in their body.

  • Nurse the patient in isolation, ensure that you wear apprpriate personal protective equipment (PPE) & adhere to strict hygiene , for the purpose of preventing the spread of organism from that patient to others.