Exam 34: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

The nurse removes a potted plant from the room of a patient with HIV as a preventive measure against:

When caring for the patient with AIDS who has cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma,the nurse would report signs of:

The school nurse uses a chart to demonstrate that,according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),the population with the greatest incidence of human immunodeficiency viral (HIV)infection in the United States is:

One of the implementations that the nurse could use to increase the comfort of a patient with oral hair leukoplakia is to:

The nurse is aware that the patient has entered the third stage of HIV infection when the patient has:

The nurse explains that HIV is introduced to the systemic circulation by the ____________________,which is found in the mucous membranes.

The nurse takes into consideration in planning care for a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)that the common form of transmission of the HIV virus is:

The nurse clarifies that a patient with HIV does not necessarily have AIDS until:

The nurse includes in the teaching plan for a patient with HIV who has been diagnosed with microsporidiosis that the patient should:

The nurse explains that the enzyme reverse transcriptase transcribes:

The nurse explains to a pregnant patient with AIDS that her baby will be treated with antiretroviral drugs for ____________________ weeks after birth.

The very anxious young man comes to the clinic believing that he may have HIV infection because of his persistent influenza-like symptoms and his risky sexual behavior.The nurse anticipates that a positive blood analysis would show:

The nurse caring for a patient with HIV infection who is taking Retrovir,a nucleoside antiviral that is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor,should be especially observant for symptoms of:

The young man at the HIV clinic tells the nurse how relieved he is that he does not have HIV,because he now has no symptoms at all when just a few weeks ago he felt awful.The nurse's most helpful response would be:

Before the initiation of any anti-HIV drug protocol,the patient is assessed for the willingness to:

In designing a teaching plan for a patient with AIDS,relative to food preparation precautions,the nurse would include the need to:

If the first ELISA is positive,then:

The nurse would suspect an infection by CMV when the patient with AIDS says:

The nurse explains that the painful shingles experienced by the patient with HIV is related to his childhood exposure to:

The nurse lists the opportunistic fungal disease that threatens patients with HIV,which include: