The nurse is caring for a client who has been taking antibiotics for several days and develops watery diarrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A)Notify the health care provider.
B)Obtain a stool specimen for analysis.
C)Provide education about handwashing.
D)Place the client on contact precautions.

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The client's history and new onset diarrhea suggest a C. difficile infection, which requires implementation of contact precautions to prevent spread of the infection to other clients. The other actions also are appropriate but can be accomplished after contact precautions are implemented.

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