The School Nurse Is Informed That a Child with HIV

question 16

Multiple Choice

The school nurse is informed that a child with HIV will be attending school soon. Which of the following is an important nursing intervention?

• A)Carefully follow universal precautions.
• B)Determine how the child became infected.
• C)Inform the parents of the other children.
• D)Reassure other children that they will not become infected.

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