The nurse is providing health education to a client on immunosuppressant therapy. Which instructions does the nurse include in this client's teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Wear a facemask at all times."
b. "Take your temperature once a day."
c. "Drink only bottled water."
d. "Avoid any contact with pets."
e. "Wash dishes with hot sudsy water."
f. "Rinse your toothbrush in liquid laundry bleach."
B, E, F
Daily temperatures, washing dishes in hot sudsy water or a dishwasher, and rinsing toothbrushes in liquid bleach or in the dishwasher are infection precautions for the immune compromised client. Clients at increased risk because of immune suppression need to wear a facemask when in large crowds or around ill people. Water need not be bottled but should not be used if it has been standing for longer than 15 minutes. This population is not restricted from pets but is only ad-vised not to change pet litter boxes.
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