An immunosuppressed patient is receiving chemotherapy treatment at home. What would the nurse advise the family to do to reduce the risk of infection to the immunosuppressed patient?
A) Encourage the patient to eat uncooked fruits.
B) Take a strict approach to cleanliness and risk reduction.
C) Their home needs to be clean but not sterile.
D) Avoid patient contact at all times.
Ans: C
Feedback: When assessing the risk of the immunosuppressed patient in the home environment for infection, it is important to realize that intrinsic colonizing bacteria and latent viral infections present a greater risk than do extrinsic environmental contaminants. The nurse should reassure the patient and family that their home needs to be clean but not sterile. Common-sense approaches to cleanliness and risk reduction are helpful.
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