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1. A patient presents to the clinic and asks the nurse "Have you ever had unpro-
about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection tected sexual contact?"
to determine her risk for contracting the disease. Unprotected sexual contact
What should the nurse ask the patient? is a risk factor for contracting
HIV infection.
"Do you use intravenous
drugs and share needles?"
Sharing needles during use
of intravenous drugs is a risk
factor for contracting HIV in-
fection.
"How many sexual partners
do you currently have?"
Having multiple sexual part-
ners places an individual at
higher risk for contracting
HIV infection.
2. Which statement best describes the transmission of HIV is transmitted through
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? blood and bodily fluids.
3. Which new findings by the nurse may indicate a pa- Rash
tient's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection When a patient develops a
is no longer in the incubation stage and is progress- rash, it is a sign that the HIV
ing? infection has progressed to
the early stage.
Fatigue
Fatigue is an indication that
the patient's HIV infection
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has progressed beyond the
incubation stage.
Muscle aches
If a patient who was in the in-
cubation stage reports mus-
cle aches, this indicates dis-
ease progression.
Photophobia
New-onset photophobia in
an HIV-positive patient indi-
cates disease progression.
4. A patient with a negative rapid antibody human im- "There is a period during
munodeficiency virus (HIV) test result asks the nurse which the virus is present in
why the health care provider scheduled another HIV the body but not detected in
test in 2 months. What is the nurse's best response? blood tests."
Rationale: The window pe-
riod is a time frame be-
tween infection and sero-
conversion. The patient has
HIV infection, but antibod-
ies are not detectable by di-
agnostic tests. Therefore the
health care provider will re-
peat the HIV test in 2 months.
5. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been re- A CD4 T-cell count of 900
ceiving antiretroviral treatment for human immun- cells/µL
odeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Which finding in the The normal CD4 T-cell count
is between 800 and 1200
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1. A patient presents to the clinic and asks the nurse "Have you ever had unpro-
about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection tected sexual contact?"
to determine her risk for contracting the disease. Unprotected sexual contact
What should the nurse ask the patient? is a risk factor for contracting
HIV infection.
"Do you use intravenous
drugs and share needles?"
Sharing needles during use
of intravenous drugs is a risk
factor for contracting HIV in-
fection.
"How many sexual partners
do you currently have?"
Having multiple sexual part-
ners places an individual at
higher risk for contracting
HIV infection.
2. Which statement best describes the transmission of HIV is transmitted through
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? blood and bodily fluids.
3. Which new findings by the nurse may indicate a pa- Rash
tient's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection When a patient develops a
is no longer in the incubation stage and is progress- rash, it is a sign that the HIV
ing? infection has progressed to
the early stage.
Fatigue
Fatigue is an indication that
the patient's HIV infection
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has progressed beyond the
incubation stage.
Muscle aches
If a patient who was in the in-
cubation stage reports mus-
cle aches, this indicates dis-
ease progression.
Photophobia
New-onset photophobia in
an HIV-positive patient indi-
cates disease progression.
4. A patient with a negative rapid antibody human im- "There is a period during
munodeficiency virus (HIV) test result asks the nurse which the virus is present in
why the health care provider scheduled another HIV the body but not detected in
test in 2 months. What is the nurse's best response? blood tests."
Rationale: The window pe-
riod is a time frame be-
tween infection and sero-
conversion. The patient has
HIV infection, but antibod-
ies are not detectable by di-
agnostic tests. Therefore the
health care provider will re-
peat the HIV test in 2 months.
5. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been re- A CD4 T-cell count of 900
ceiving antiretroviral treatment for human immun- cells/µL
odeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Which finding in the The normal CD4 T-cell count
is between 800 and 1200
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