{"id":136470,"date":"2024-09-10T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=136470"},"modified":"2024-09-10T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:00:30","slug":"a-nurse-is-caring-for-a-client-who-has-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/10\/a-nurse-is-caring-for-a-client-who-has-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is caring for a client who has AIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>A nurse is caring for a client who has AIDS.<br>Which of the following solutions should the nurse use to disinfect the client&#8217;s overbed table following a blood spill?<br>A.<br>Hydrogen peroxide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Bleach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Isopropyl alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Chlorhexidine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and Explanation is:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B. Bleach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When disinfecting surfaces, especially after blood spills, the use of bleach is recommended. Specifically, a solution containing <strong>sodium hypochlorite (bleach) at a concentration of 1:10<\/strong> (one part bleach to nine parts water) is commonly used in healthcare settings to disinfect surfaces contaminated with blood or other body fluids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s why bleach is preferred:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bleach is a powerful disinfectant:<\/strong> It effectively kills a wide range of pathogens, including <strong>viruses, bacteria, fungi, and spores<\/strong>, making it ideal for cleaning surfaces contaminated with blood, especially in environments dealing with infectious diseases such as HIV\/AIDS. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can be transmitted through blood, so using a potent disinfectant is essential to prevent transmission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sodium hypochlorite breaks down the virus:<\/strong> HIV is an enveloped virus, meaning it has an outer lipid membrane that can be disrupted by bleach, which renders the virus inactive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulations and guidelines:<\/strong> Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommend the use of a bleach solution for cleaning up blood spills. OSHA specifically suggests using a bleach solution diluted to 1:10 for surfaces contaminated with blood.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why not the other options?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hydrogen peroxide<\/strong> (A) is less effective than bleach for HIV, although it has some disinfectant properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Isopropyl alcohol<\/strong> (C) is also not as potent in killing HIV on surfaces, especially in the presence of organic material like blood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chlorhexidine<\/strong> (D) is mainly used as a skin disinfectant and lacks the broad-spectrum effectiveness of bleach for surface disinfection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, bleach is the most effective solution for disinfecting surfaces contaminated with blood and reducing the risk of HIV transmission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse is caring for a client who has AIDS.Which of the following solutions should the nurse use to disinfect the client&#8217;s overbed table following a blood spill?A.Hydrogen peroxide. B.Bleach. C.Isopropyl alcohol. D.Chlorhexidine. The correct answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is B. Bleach. When disinfecting surfaces, especially after blood spills, the use of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}