A child in admitted with severe RSV. The nurse would place the client in which transmission-based precaution?

A. Airborne: Airborne precautions are required for diseases transmitted via tiny particles that remain suspended in the air, such as tuberculosis or measles. RSV is not transmitted through airborne particles and does not require this level of isolation. B. Contact: RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is primarily spread through direct contact with respiratory secretions or contaminated surfaces. Therefore, contact precautions such as gloves and gowns are essential to prevent transmission. C. Protective: Protective (or reverse) precautions are used for immunocompromised patients to protect them from external pathogens, not to isolate contagious patients. RSV patients pose a risk to others, so protective precautions are not appropriate. D. Droplet: While RSV can be spread via large respiratory droplets, the main route is contact. Droplet precautions may be used as an adjunct, but contact precautions are the primary recommended approach.