A nurse is caring for a client with tuberculosis (TB). What measure should be employed when caring for the client?

Question

A) Instruct the client to keep the doors of the room closed at night.
B) Ask the client to eat a diet rich in protein and vitamins A and C.
C) Take precautions to prevent transmission through the feco–oral route.
D) Dispose the infectious waste of the client in biohazardous waste receptacles.

Answer 1

B
Feedback:
The nurse should ask the client to eat a well-balanced diet rich in protein and vitamins A and C. The nurse should not instruct the client to keep the doors and windows of the room closed at night because this will not allow fresh air into the room. The disease does not spread through feco–oral transmission, but rather by inhalation of infected droplets that a person with an active infection releases into the air. The infectious waste of the client should be burned instead of being disposed of in a biohazardous waste receptacle.