A nurse is caring for a client. Exhibits A nurse is caring for the client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

A. Wear a protective gown while caring for the client: C. difficile is spread by contact with spores, so gowns must be worn to prevent contamination of clothing and transmission to other patients. B. Place the client in a private room: A private room is necessary to prevent cross-contamination since C. difficile spores can survive on surfaces for long periods. Cohorting is an option only if private rooms are unavailable. C. Wear an N-95 respirator while caring for the client: An N-95 respirator is not needed because C. difficile is not airborne. Standard surgical masks are not routinely required unless there is a risk of splashes. D. Place the client in a negative pressure room: Negative pressure rooms are reserved for airborne pathogens like TB or measles. C. difficile requires contact precautions, not airborne isolation. E. Place a mask on the client when they leave their room: Since C. difficile is transmitted via contact and does not spread through the air, a mask is not needed for the client when they leave their room for essential procedures.