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Practice Questions with A+ Answers | Final Exam Guide
FOR 2025/2026 (the most recent quizzes)
which statements are true about immunodeficiency? (Select all that apply)
A. it causes a decrease in the patients risk for infection
B. it may be acquired or congential
C. it occurs when a persons body cannot recognize antigens
D. it is the same as autoimmunity
E. it may cause varied reactions from mild, localized health problems to total immune system
failure - Answer b, c, e
which definition of immunodeficiency is accurate?
A. disease/deficiency acquired as a result of viral infection, contact with toxin, or medical
therapy
B. deficient immune response as a result of imapired or missing immune components
C. chronic infection wih immunodeficiency virus
D. disease/deficiency pesent since birth - Answer b
which statements about HIV are accurate? (Select all that apply)
A. may be acquired or congenital
B. it is retrovirus
C. it always progresses to AIDS
D. it is a virus that attacks the immune system
E. it is a parasite that forces cells to make copies of itself - Answer b, d, e
,which immune function abnormalities are a result of HIV infection? (Select all that apply)
A. lymphocytosis
B. CD4+ depletion
C. increased CD8+ activity
D. long macrophage life span
E. lymphocytopenia - Answer b, e
the HCP prescribes an integrase inhibitor for an HIV patient. the patient asks the nurse how this
drug works. what is the nurses best response?
A. it reduces how well HIV genetic material can be converted into human genetic material
B. it reinforces the immune systems ability to fight off an infection
C. it prevents viral DNA from integrating into hosts DNA
D. prevent HIV infection from progressing to AIDS - Answer c
which groups are experiencing increased numbers of HIV infection? (Select all that apply)
A. men having sex with other men
B. IV drug users
C. women having sex with men
D. african americans
E. hispanics - Answer d, e
which descriptions are characteristic of a non-progressor? (Select all that apply)
A. has been infected for 10 years
B. is asymptomatic
C. has no CD4+ or t-lymphocytes
D. is immunocompetent
E. are functional antibodies - Answer a, b, d
, which statement about the transmission of HIV is true? (Select all that apply)
A. can only be transmitted during end stage
B. those with recent HIV infection and high viral load are very infectious
C. those with end stage HIV and no drug therapy are very infectious
D. HIV is only transmitted with sexual contact
E. all people infected with HIV will quickly progress to AIDS - Answer b, c
which conditions may be the first signs of HIV in women? (Select all that apply)
A. vaginal candidiasis
B. bladder infections
C. cervical caner
D. PID
E. mononucleosis - Answer a, c, d
which statements regarding HIV/AIDS among older adults are true?
A. the risk for HIV infection after exposure is minimal for older adults
B. older men are more susceptible to HIV
C. it is not necessary to assess an older adult for history of drug use
D. older adults who participate in high-risk behaviors are susceptible to HIV - Answer d
what is the most important means of preventing HIV spread?
A. engineering
B. education
C. isolation
D. counseling - Answer b
Practice Questions with A+ Answers | Final Exam Guide
FOR 2025/2026 (the most recent quizzes)
which statements are true about immunodeficiency? (Select all that apply)
A. it causes a decrease in the patients risk for infection
B. it may be acquired or congential
C. it occurs when a persons body cannot recognize antigens
D. it is the same as autoimmunity
E. it may cause varied reactions from mild, localized health problems to total immune system
failure - Answer b, c, e
which definition of immunodeficiency is accurate?
A. disease/deficiency acquired as a result of viral infection, contact with toxin, or medical
therapy
B. deficient immune response as a result of imapired or missing immune components
C. chronic infection wih immunodeficiency virus
D. disease/deficiency pesent since birth - Answer b
which statements about HIV are accurate? (Select all that apply)
A. may be acquired or congenital
B. it is retrovirus
C. it always progresses to AIDS
D. it is a virus that attacks the immune system
E. it is a parasite that forces cells to make copies of itself - Answer b, d, e
,which immune function abnormalities are a result of HIV infection? (Select all that apply)
A. lymphocytosis
B. CD4+ depletion
C. increased CD8+ activity
D. long macrophage life span
E. lymphocytopenia - Answer b, e
the HCP prescribes an integrase inhibitor for an HIV patient. the patient asks the nurse how this
drug works. what is the nurses best response?
A. it reduces how well HIV genetic material can be converted into human genetic material
B. it reinforces the immune systems ability to fight off an infection
C. it prevents viral DNA from integrating into hosts DNA
D. prevent HIV infection from progressing to AIDS - Answer c
which groups are experiencing increased numbers of HIV infection? (Select all that apply)
A. men having sex with other men
B. IV drug users
C. women having sex with men
D. african americans
E. hispanics - Answer d, e
which descriptions are characteristic of a non-progressor? (Select all that apply)
A. has been infected for 10 years
B. is asymptomatic
C. has no CD4+ or t-lymphocytes
D. is immunocompetent
E. are functional antibodies - Answer a, b, d
, which statement about the transmission of HIV is true? (Select all that apply)
A. can only be transmitted during end stage
B. those with recent HIV infection and high viral load are very infectious
C. those with end stage HIV and no drug therapy are very infectious
D. HIV is only transmitted with sexual contact
E. all people infected with HIV will quickly progress to AIDS - Answer b, c
which conditions may be the first signs of HIV in women? (Select all that apply)
A. vaginal candidiasis
B. bladder infections
C. cervical caner
D. PID
E. mononucleosis - Answer a, c, d
which statements regarding HIV/AIDS among older adults are true?
A. the risk for HIV infection after exposure is minimal for older adults
B. older men are more susceptible to HIV
C. it is not necessary to assess an older adult for history of drug use
D. older adults who participate in high-risk behaviors are susceptible to HIV - Answer d
what is the most important means of preventing HIV spread?
A. engineering
B. education
C. isolation
D. counseling - Answer b
