The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with human immune deficiency virus.The client's CD4+ cell count is 399/mm³.What action by the nurse is best?

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This client is in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stage 2 case definition group.He or she remains highly infectious and should be counseled on either safer sex practices or abstinence.Abstaining from alcohol is healthy but not required.Genetic testing is not commonly done,but an alteration on the CCR5/CXCR4 co-receptors is seen in long-term nonprogressors.High-protein/iron meals are important for people who are immunosuppressed,but helping to plan them does not take priority over stopping the spread of the disease.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Diagnosed with Human