Which instruction should the nurse give the client with the disease tuberculosis (TB)?
A) "Don't worry, your disease is not contagious."
B) "You will need to be isolated until your sputum smear is negative."
C) "Once you start taking isoniazid, you will not be contagious."
D) "You will need to be isolated while you have an active cough."
B) "You will need to be isolated until your sputum smear is negative."
Explanation: A) When individuals have the disease TB, a brief isolation period is necessary until sputum smears are negative, whether or not they have a cough. Medications for TB take time to work, and the individual with the disease should still be isolated until a sputum smear is negative.
B) When individuals have the disease TB, a brief isolation period is necessary until sputum smears are negative, whether or not they have a cough. Medications for TB take time to work, and the individual with the disease should still be isolated until a sputum smear is negative.
C) When individuals have the disease TB, a brief isolation period is necessary until sputum smears are negative, whether or not they have a cough. Medications for TB take time to work, and the individual with the disease should still be isolated until a sputum smear is negative.
D) When individuals have the disease TB, a brief isolation period is necessary until sputum smears are negative, whether or not they have a cough. Medications for TB take time to work, and the individual with the disease should still be isolated until a sputum smear is negative.
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