Question of the week for 10.26.09
A nurse is caring for a client with active tuberculosis and has a history of noncompliance. Which of these actions by the nurse would represent appropriate care for this client?
1. Instruct the client to wear a high efficiency particulate air mask in public places.
2. Ask a family member to supervise daily compliance
3. Schedule weekly clinic visits for the client
4. Ask the health care provider to change the regimen to fewer medications
The correct answer is number: 2
ReplyDeleteSmeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K.H.
Brunner-Suddarth's textbook of medical surgical nursing (11th ed.).(2008).
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.