A nurse in an emergency department is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to place in an airborne isolation room?

Rationale A. A client who has respiratory syncytial virus: RSV is spread through droplet and direct contact, not airborne transmission. Standard precautions with droplet precautions are sufficient, so an airborne isolation room is not required. B. A client who has varicella: Varicella (chickenpox) is transmitted via airborne particles. Placing the client in an airborne isolation room with negative pressure prevents the spread of infectious aerosols to other clients and staff, making this the appropriate intervention. C. A client who is undergoing a bone marrow transplant: While these clients are immunocompromised and may require protective isolation, the need is for neutropenic precautions, not airborne isolation, unless they are exposed to a specific airborne infection. D. A client who has Clostridioides difficile: C. difficile is transmitted via contact with spores, not airborne routes. Contact precautions and proper hand hygiene with soap and water are required, but an airborne isolation room is unnecessary.