The nurse observes a physician leave the room of a patient in isolation for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). The physician uses the alcohol-based hand sanitizer hanging on the wall to wash her hands and leaves the door open. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Close the door to the room.
b) No action is needed. The physician was following isolation protocol.
c) Ask the physician to wash her hands with soap and water.
d) Report the observation to the infection control department.
Answer: C
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