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A nurse has been assigned to float to the pediatrics unit for a shift. The nurse has been assigned three clients, including an infant with rotavirus, a child recovering from an appendectomy, and a baby with respiratory syncytial virus. Which practices should be implemented that would best protect the nurse from contracting an infectious disease? Select all that apply.

The nurse practices hand hygiene before and after providing client care

The nurse asks for a different assignment than the infant because the nurse has not been vaccinated against rotavirus

The nurse keeps one set of vital sign equipment in each client room to avoid cross-contamination

The nurse does not recap needles after use

The nurse considers every client to be infected with transmittable disease whether their diagnosis is known or not

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