A pregnant patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reviewing infant care instructions with the prenatal nurse. Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that the teaching was effective?
a. "I will bathe my baby twice a day."
b. "I will use premixed formula to feed my baby."
c. "I will use gloves to change my baby's diapers."
d. "I will use alcohol wipes six times a day on the baby's cord until it falls off."
ANS: B
Breast milk or prechewed food from an infected person can cause infant infection, so the patient with AIDS should bottle feed her baby. The infant does not require additional bathing. The patient has AIDS and transmission from the infant's urine or stool is not an issue. Alcohol can be drying and irritating to the skin.
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