The nurse is visiting a client with AIDS in the home setting. The nurse plans to provide instruction to the family after noticing that:
1. the family washes the clients clothes in a 10% bleach solution.
2. the family washes all dinner dishes in hot, soapy water.
3. the family wears gloves when cleaning the bathroom.
4. the client is caring for the family cat.
Answer: 4
1. The nurse should teach the family to wash the client's clothes separately in a 10% bleach solution.
2. The client's dishes need not be kept separate as long as hot, soapy water is used to wash the dishes.
3. The family should be instructed to wear gloves when cleaning.
4. Cats and birds can carry toxoplasmosis and other diseases that do not affect those with a normal immune system but can cause illness in the HIV/AIDS client. Families should be encouraged not to have these animals in the home, if possible.
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