The nurse is preparing a list of home care instructions for the client who has been hospitalized and treated for tuberculosis. Of the following instructions, which will the nurse include on the list? Select all that apply.
A.
Activities should be resumed gradually.
B.
Avoid contact with other individuals, except family members, for at least 6 months.
C.
A sputum culture is needed every 2 to 4 weeks once medication therapy is initiated.
D.
Respiratory isolation is not necessary because family members already have been exposed.
E.
Cover the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing and put used tissues in plastic bags.
F.
When one sputum culture is negative, the client is no longer considered infectious and usually can return to former employment.