(Select all that apply): A nurse is providing care to a client with measles. What are the appropriate nursing interventions to manage this client? Select all that apply:

Choice A rationale:

Encouraging the client to avoid exposure to sunlight is not a preventive measure for measles. Measles is a viral infection transmitted through respiratory droplets, not sunlight exposure. Sunlight exposure is important for the synthesis of vitamin D and has no direct relation to measles prevention.

Choice B rationale:

Advising the client to avoid contact with people who have a common cold is not a preventive measure for measles. While respiratory infections might have similar symptoms to measles, the viruses causing them are different, and avoiding people with a common cold would not protect against measles.

Choice C rationale:

Suggesting the client receive the live attenuated measles vaccine as part of the MMR combination is the correct preventive measure for measles. The MMR vaccine contains live but weakened forms of measles, mumps, and rubella viruses. It provides immunity against these diseases and is highly effective in preventing measles infection.

Choice D rationale:

Recommending taking antibiotics prophylactically is not appropriate for measles prevention. Measles is a viral infection, and antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections, not viral ones. Prophylactic use of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance and is not indicated for preventing measles.

Measles is transmitted through respiratory droplets and person-to-person contact.

Choice A rationale:

Measles is not transmitted through contaminated water sources. It is a highly contagious viral infection that primarily spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Choice B rationale:

Measles is not transmitted through contact with infected animals. It is a human-specific virus and does not infect animals.

Choice C rationale:

This is the correct choice. Measles is primarily transmitted through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It can also spread through direct contact with respiratory secretions or airborne particles.

Choice D rationale:

Measles is not transmitted through exposure to contaminated food. The virus is not foodborne, and the main mode of transmission is person-to-person through respiratory droplets.