A client is admitted with suspected avian influenza. The family asks the nurse what kind of care the client will get. Which statement by the nurse is correct?
a. "He will be given standard antibiotic agents and will be placed in contact isola-tion."
b. "He will be placed on airborne and contact isolation."
c. "Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) will reduce com-plications of this infection."
d. "All family members should be tested for evidence of the same disease."
B
The client who is experiencing avian influenza should be on both airborne and contact isolation. Standard antibiotic agents would be ineffective with this disease process, as would most of the standard antiviral medications commonly used for influenza. Human-to-human contact through family members is likely only in very close living arrangements, so only specific members of the client's family should consider diagnostic testing.
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