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