An HIV-Infected Patient Asks,"Why Do You Have to Wear Gloves

question 11

Multiple Choice

An HIV-infected patient asks,"Why do you have to wear gloves to dress the wound on my foot? I thought blood was the only thing you had to be careful with." Which represents what the nurse will tell the patient?

• A) "I don't know; I just put them on."
• B) "Everyone wears gloves in the hospital."
• C) "Your wound is draining clear fluid."
• D) "I don't know; the wound is dry."

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