A child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) also has oral candidiasis.Mouth care for a child should be with
1. normal saline.
2. listerine.
3. scope.
4. viscous lidocaine.
Answer:1
Rationale: The mouth care should be with a nonalcohol base.Normal saline can keep the child's lips and mouth moist.Listerine and Scope are commercial mouth rinses that can have an alcohol base and cause drying of the membranes. Viscous lidocaine causes numbing and could depress the gag reflex in a younger child.
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