Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 79%
Simulated
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse who is caring for a client who has AIDS. The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurse to clean spills of the client's blood with a solution of water and which of the following cleaning agents?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
A 1:10 bleach solution is the standard for decontaminating blood spills in AIDS care, effectively killing HIV. Other agents are less effective against bloodborne pathogens.