Which is the most effective nursing action for controlling the spread of infection? A. Thorough hand hygeine B. Wearing gloves and masks when providing client care. C. Implementing appropriate isolation percautions. D. Administering broad-spectrum prophylactic antibiotics

Answer: A. Thorough hand hygiene

Explanation:

The nurse is a medical practitioner, who works in clinics, hospitals and research institutes. The role of the nurse is to assist the doctors, and provide care to the patients.

Nurse can control the spread of infection by maintaining the hand hygiene. Since the hands remain in the close contact with the patients who are under care and diagnosis. They also handle the equipments used for the purpose of the operation, injections and other instruments that are used for treatment. Thus, the possibility of transfer of infection causing germs becomes prominent. Hence, the hand hygiene is required to care of.