Exam 20: Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS

The nurse is caring for the newborn of a mother who is HIV positive.What treatment should the nurse expect to be prescribed for the infant?

A patient who has AIDS has been instructed on foods to eat to reduce the risk of infection.Which foods should the patient select that indicates correct understanding of this teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reinforcing teaching on transmission of HIV for a family of a patient diagnosed with HIV.Which explanation by the nurse would be correct?

The nurse is preparing to read the Mantoux tuberculin skin test placed on the forearm of a patient with HIV.Which finding should the nurse report as a positive test for this patient?

The nurse contributed to a staff education program about transmission precautions to use when caring for a patient who has AIDS.Which statement by a staff member indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?

The nurse is preparing to care for a patient who is HIV positive.Which action should the nurse take when following standard precautions for protection from HIV exposure?

The nurse is contributing to a teaching plan.What should the nurse emphasize as being the most effective method known to control the spread of HIV infection?

The nurse has been discussing actions to prevent AIDS-related wasting syndrome with a patient being treated for AIDS.Which patient statements indicate an understanding of this teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is participating in the planning of care for a patient who has HIV.Which therapeutic action should the nurse recognize as the treatment goal for HIV?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has AIDS.Which outcome should receive priority?

A patient asks,"What is the main purpose of these medications I take for my HIV?" Which response should the nurse make?

A patient with HIV asks the nurse if thinking about dying frequently is common with HIV.What is an appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is contributing to a teaching plan.What information should the nurse include that identifies the methods in which HIV can be transmitted? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a patient who has HIV.Which result would be strongly suggestive of a diagnosis of AIDS?

The family of a patient with AIDS has been instructed on patient manifestations to report to the health care provider (HCP).Which manifestation should be reported indicating that teaching has been effective?