Exam 15: Immunodeficiency Disorders

The nurse is teaching an HIV-infected patient about highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The nurse should consider the teaching effective if the patient says:

In response to an HIV-infected patient asking about tuberculosis (TB), the nurse should explain that:

The school nurse is talking with a high school class about sexual transmission of HIV. Which of the following would the nurse advise the students?

When taking a health history from a patient during the period of chronic HIV, the nurse would expect to find:

When assessing a patient with HIV-related lipodystrophy, the nurse would expect to find:

Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that more teaching regarding early highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is needed?

When planning health education programming, the public health nurse is aware that the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency disorders is:

A 1-year-old baby is being seen at the clinic because his parents are worried that he is always sick. The healthcare team is concerned that the baby may have a primary immunodeficiency (PI). Which assessment data would support a diagnosis of PI?

Which combination of antiretroviral drugs would the nurse be most likely to administer in a patient when antiviral drug resistance testing is not available?

In the initial stages of distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) in an HIV-infected patient, the nurse would expect to find on physical assessment:

Laboratory results indicate that the viral load of a newly diagnosed, untreated HIV-infected client has stabilized. The nurse explains to the patient that:

Which laboratory test results would the nurse check to determine the effectiveness of an antiretroviral medication in an HIV-infected patient?

When counseling about HIV transmission, which patients does the nurse recognize as being at greatest risk for being newly diagnosed with HIV?

The nurse is teaching a patient about the use of early HAART to treat HIV. Which statement by the patient indicates that he does not understand the teaching?

When planning care, the nurse recognizes that which primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID) is a pediatric emergency?

Which of the following is the nurse most likely to expect in a newborn with DiGeorge syndrome?

An HIV-infected patient has cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis and a CD4+ lymphocyte count of 150 cells/mm3. How should the nurse interpret this data?

How should a nurse respond when a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) asks about the course of the disease?

What finding should alert the nurse to a potential cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in an HIV-infected patient?

The nurse is instructing an HIV-infected patient who is starting HAART. Which statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?