A nurse develops a plan of care for a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected mother and her newborn infant. The nurse includes which intervention in the plan of care?

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The newborn infant born of an HIV-infected mother must be cared for with strict attention to standard (universal) precautions. This prevents the transmission of HIV from the newborn infant, if infected, to others, and prevents transmission of other infectious agents to the possibly immunocompromised newborn infant, HIV infected mothers should not breastfeed.

A Nurse Develops a Plan of Care for a Human