HIV escape room

After transmission, how long is the window period before you will test positive?

2 to 3 weeks

After infection with HIV, when do you start experiencing symptoms?

2 to 4 weeks

The client reports to the health care clinic to obtain testing regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status after being exposed to an individual who is HIV positive. The test results are reported as negative and the client tells the nurse that he feels so much better knowing that he has not contracted HIV. The nurse should explain the test results to the client, including which information?

A negative HIV test is not considered accurate during the first 6 months after exposure

A nurse is talking with a client who has to come to the clinic for HIV testing. The nurse should explain to the client that, after the laboratory has the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) results, it will use which of the following tests to confirm the diagnosis?

western blot assay

After an individual is confirmed to have HIV, what is the life expectancy without treatment?

About 3 years

The patient returns to the health care provider with dark blue lesions on the skin and mucous membranes. What Opportunistic Infection does the patient likely have?

Kaposi Sarcoma

Which medication is a Protease Inhibitor?

Ritonavir

HIV uses special cells to replicate, what cells do they use?

cd4 cells

The patient states that they have had difficultly remembering to take their medications. Which of the following will help the patient with medication adherence? (Select all that apply and type the letters in order into the code)

drug organizers, mobile device alarms, drug map with pictures

Which is NOT a way that HIV is transmitted?

kissing

HIV is a

retrovirus

A nurse is assigned care of a client who has HIV. Which of the following infection control precautions should the nurse plan to use while caring for this client?

standard

Standard antiretroviral treatment consists of using 3-4 medications. This is also known as HAART.

true

HIV replicates inside T cells. Once the infected T cell dies, it releases more copies of the HIV into the blood stream. Normal count is from 500 - 1400. When the count becomes __________ the patient becomes susceptible to a wide variety of Opportunistic Infections.

under 200

What is the mechanism of action of Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)?

Block conversion from RNA to DNA

After an individual is confirmed to have HIV, a CD4 lymphocyte count should be performed. At what stage is it recommended that a patient initiate antiretroviral therapy?

Less than 350 cells/mm3