Airborne room management

NCLEX-RN
Safety and Infection Control
Drop-down cloze
Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

A nurse is checking the room of an adult with measles who is on airborne precautions. Complete the sentence about the room door.

The nurse should keep the room door closed.

Blank 1 choices: closed / open to the hallway / propped halfway open

Answer

Blank 1: closed

Rationale

Measles requires airborne precautions in an appropriate isolation room. Keeping the door closed is part of the room measures used to limit spread.

RememberKeep the airborne isolation room door closed.

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Adapted from Open RN Nursing Skills, 2nd edition: Chapter 4 Aseptic Technique Open RN (Chippewa Valley Technical College) · License: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Standard Versus Transmission-Based Precautions › Transmission-Based Precautions · 2nd edition, 2023

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