Family members are caring for a patient with HIV at home. What should the nurse encourage family members to do to reduce the risk of infection transmission?
A) Use caution when shaving the patient.
B) Use separate dishes for the patient and family members.
C) Use separate bed linens for the patient.
D) Disinfect the patient's bedclothes.
Ans: A
Feedback: When caring for a patient with HIV at home, family members should use caution when providing care that may expose them to the patient's blood, such as shaving. Dishes, bed linens, and bedclothes, unless contaminated with blood, only require the usual cleaning. procedures.
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