WorksheetsNC of Pt. with HIV Disease and AIDS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the late phase of a chronic immune function disorder. This disorder is caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS develops after a long period of untreated HIV infection and can be fatal.
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Extensive teaching is not needed for patients to understand the chronic, potentially life-threatening nature of HIV.
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With ART, a person who achieves and then maintains an undetectable viral load for 2 months and continues to do so is effectively unable to transmit HIV sexually, thus reducing the fear and stigma of being HIV positive.
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Those infected with HIV who take ART as prescribed and who have achieved and maintained an undetectable viral load have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting the virus to an HIV-negative partner.
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HIV can be transmitted to others within 2 to 4 weeks of initial infection and then without treatment throughout all phases of HIV infection and AIDS.
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The nurse would recognize that the patient is having a reaction to abacavir sulfate (Ziagen) if which of the following occurred?
Edema
Flu-like symptoms
Abdominal pain
Blurred vision
The nurse would recognize that the patient needs further reinforcement of knowledge if the patient stated that the goals of antiretroviral therapy are which of these? Select all that apply.
“To increase viral load.”
“To decrease CD4 T lymphocytes.”
“To delay progression of HIV disease.”
“To reduce HIV load to undetectable levels.”
“To suppress the immune system.”
The nurse is contributing to the teaching plan for a patient with HIV on reducing infection risks. Which of the following should the patient with HIV be taught to do to decrease risk of infections? Select all that apply.
Wash hands before eating.
Wash toothbrush.
Buy prepared deli foods.
Report signs of infection.
Share razor if no visible blood.
A patient who is newly diagnosed with HIV infection asks what to expect for future health status. The best response for the nurse to give is based on the understanding that HIV disease is characterized as which of the following?
An acute disease
A life-ending disease
A chronically managed disease
A disease with remissions and exacerbations
The nurse would evaluate the patient as understanding modes of HIV transmission if the patient stated that the modes of HIV transmission for a person who has a detectable viral load include which of the following? Select all that apply.
Saliva and tears
Fecal-oral contact
Sharing towels and eating utensils
Unprotected sex
Contact with infected blood products
