A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has varicella zoster. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to implement?

a. Assign the client to a negative pressure airflow room: Varicella zoster (chickenpox or shingles) is an airborne disease, so the client should be placed in a negative pressure airflow room to prevent the spread of the virus through airborne particles. b. Administer aspirin if the client develops a fever: Aspirin should not be administered to children or adolescents with viral infections like varicella zoster due to the risk of Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal condition that causes liver and brain damage. c. Initiate contact precautions for the client: While contact precautions are important, varicella zoster also requires airborne precautions due to its highly contagious nature. This means that simply initiating contact precautions is not sufficient. d. Have visitors remain at least 0.91 m (3 feet) away from the client: While maintaining distance can reduce the spread of many infections, varicella zoster requires more stringent precautions (airborne and contact). Instead of simply keeping a distance, visitors should be limited, and those who are not immune to varicella should avoid contact entirely.