The nurse is preparing to discharge a client on an antiretroviral agent. The client's spouse asks the nurse how she can best practice infection-control techniques. What techniques should the nurse discuss with the client's spouse? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
1. Take the client's temperature daily.
2. Avoid the affected area.
3. Take your temperature daily.
4. Practice good handwashing.
5. Weekly laboratory blood draws
Correct Answer: 2, 4
Rationale 1: Taking a daily temperature may be used to monitor infection, but not to control it.
Rationale 2: Handwashing and avoidance of the infected area are both techniques the spouse and other family members can use to control infection.
Rationale 3: Taking a daily temperature may be used to monitor infection, but not to control it.
Rationale 4: Handwashing and avoidance of the infected area are both techniques the spouse and other family members can use to control infection.
Rationale 5: Weekly laboratory blood draws is not an infection control measure.
Global Rationale: Handwashing and avoidance of the infected area are both techniques the spouse and other family members can use to control infection. Taking a daily temperature may be used to monitor infection, but not to control it. Weekly laboratory blood draws is not an infection control measure.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a client who has experienced a stroke and is no longer able to speak. This condition is known as:
a. aphasia c. dysarthria b. arthria d. dysphasia
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a child who is receiving chemotherapy
To calculate the child's absolute neutrophil count, in addition to the total number of white blood cells, which results would the nurse use? Select all answers that apply. A) Bands B) Segs C) Eosinophils D) Basophils
A client receiving magnesium sulfate IV at 1 gram an hour after a loading dose for preterm labor looks flushed and complains of feeling warm. What should the nurse's initial action be?
a. Perform a vaginal exam to determine progress. b. Reassure the client that this is a normal response. c. Stop the drug and call the physician. d. Turn the client on her left side and increase IV fluid.
A client asks the nurse what the most common side effect of anticoagulant therapy is. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "Bleeding." 2. "Ataxia." 3. "Headache." 4. "Hypotension."