Exam 93: Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections

An immunocompromised child is exposed to chickenpox and the provider orders valacyclovir [Valtrex] to be given orally three times daily. The nurse will contact the provider to change this order for which reason?

A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about influenza prevention. Which statement by a student indicates understanding of the teaching?

A patient who is pregnant has a history of recurrent genital herpesvirus (HSV). The patient asks the nurse what will be done to suppress an outbreak when she is near term. The nurse will tell the patient that:

A patient has a positive test for hepatitis C and is admitted to the hospital. The admission laboratory tests reveal a normal ALT,and a liver biopsy is negative for hepatic fibrosis and inflammation. The nurse will prepare this patient for:

A patient comes to the clinic and receives valacyclovir [Valtrex] for a herpes-zoster virus. The nurse instructs the patient to take the medication:

A female patient who has hepatitis C is being treated with pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin [Ribasphere]. It will be important for the nurse to teach this patient that:

A patient has lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B and has been taking entecavir [Baraclude] for 2 years. The patient asks the nurse why the provider has recommended taking the drug for another year. What will the nurse tell the patient?

A male patient with hepatitis C will begin triple drug therapy with pegylated interferon alfa 2a [Pegasys],ribavirin [Ribasphere],and boceprevir [Victrelis]. The patient tells the nurse that his wife is pregnant. What will the nurse tell him?

A patient has a positive test for influenza type A and tells the nurse that symptoms began 5 days before being tested. The prescriber has ordered oseltamivir [Tamiflu]. The nurse will tell the patient that oseltamivir:

A nursing student asks a nurse why pegylated interferon alfa is used instead of regular interferon for a patient with hepatitis C. The nurse will tell the student that pegylated interferon:

A patient with HIV and mucocutaneous HSV is being treated with foscarnet after failing treatment with acyclovir. After 2 weeks,the patient's dose is increased to 90 mg/kg over 2 hours from 40 mg/kg over 1 hour. The patient reports numbness in the extremities and perioral tingling. What will the nurse do?

The nurse is caring for a patient receiving intravenous acyclovir [Zovirax]. To prevent nephrotoxicity associated with intravenous acyclovir,the nurse will:

A patient with HIV contracts herpes simplex virus (HSV),and the prescriber orders acyclovir [Zovirax] 400 mg PO twice daily for 10 days. After 7 days of therapy,the patient reports having an increased number of lesions. The nurse will expect the provider to:

A patient with hepatitis B begins treatment with adefovir [Hepsera] and asks the nurse how long the drug therapy will last. The nurse will tell the patient that the medication will need to be taken for:

A nurse provides teaching for a patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV)retinitis who will receive the ganciclovir ocular implant [Vitrasert]. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?