The discharge instruction given by the nurse that would be informative to a tuberculosis patient who asks how to protect his family members from his disease is:
1. "Your family will need to take treatment to prevent infection."
2. "You will need to wear a mask at home to protect your family members."
3. "You should cover your mouth and nose if coughing or sneezing."
4. "You should avoid intimate contact with everyone."
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Covering the mouth and nose to prevent droplet spread and careful disposal of tissues is a major method of infection control. There is no need for masks or isolation, because on dis-charge the TB patient will have been stabilized on anti-TB medication.
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