A nurse is planning care for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Instruct visitors to put on a gown and gloves before entering the client's room: Contact precautions require the use of personal protective equipment, including gowns and gloves, to prevent transmission of infectious agents via direct or indirect contact. Visitors and healthcare personnel should don these items before entering the room. B. Place a box of surgical masks outside the client's room: Masks are used for droplet or airborne precautions, not routine contact precautions. Providing masks outside the room is not necessary unless droplet or airborne infection is suspected. C. Assign the client to a negative pressure room: Negative pressure rooms are required for airborne precautions, not contact precautions. Contact precautions focus on hand hygiene and barrier protection rather than specialized airflow. D. Ensure all gloves in the client's room are nonlatex: While glove selection may depend on allergy considerations, using nonlatex gloves is not a requirement specifically for contact precautions. Standard or nitrile gloves are acceptable unless a latex allergy is present.