AIDS

The nurse is caring for a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has painful genital lesions, fever, and malaise. The nurse's physical assessment finds swollen lymph nodes. What opportunistic infection is the most likely diagnosis?

3

What class of drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection prevents the virus from inserting its DNA into the host's DNA?

3

What defines the concept known as treatment as prevention (TAP) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

3

What phase of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) life cycle involves separating from the infected cell's membrane to search for another CD4+ T-cell to infect?

3

When the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus enters the patient's CD4+ T-cell, what is the new role served by the immune cell?

3

Which features of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus assist the viral particle in finding a host?

3

Which term describes infections caused by organisms that are present as part of the body's microbiome and usually are kept in check by normal immunity but may cause infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

3

What class of drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection prevents new virus particles from splitting into functional pieces?

2

What laboratory changes are most likely in a patient whose immune system is being overwhelmed by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

2

A diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) requires the patient to meet which criteria? Select all that apply.

2,3,5

As the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection progresses, which immunity abnormalities occur with poor CD4+ T-cell function? Select all that apply.

2,3,5

Which fungal infections may occur as opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? Select all that apply.

2,5

In North America, the highest rates of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occur among which population?

3

In patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which type of laboratory test measures the patient's response to the virus rather than parts of the virus?

3

A nurse is educating an immunocompromised patient about preventing infection. Which should the patient report to the health care provider immediately?

1

How does gender affect human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission?

1

How often should the patient taking tenofovir/emtricitabine for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) be tested for HIV?

1

In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, more virus particles are created when the virus enters which type of host cell?

1

The nurse has been exposed to the blood of a patient who is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. What is the window of opportunity to begin postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) for the best possible outcome in preventing HIV infection?

1

The nurse is caring for a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who is experiencing impaired vision, fever, and malaise. The nurse's physical assessment finds swollen lymph nodes. What opportunistic infection is the most likely diagnosis?

1

The nurse is working in the emergency department and gets stuck by a hollow-bore needle through a latex glove. What is the nurse's priority action to prevent possible human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission?

1

Which is an immunologic manifestation of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

1

Which minority group shows an increasing trend in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection?

1

Patients with low CD4+ T-cell counts are at risk for what conditions caused by organisms that are present as part of the body's microbiome and usually kept in check by normal immunity?

3

Which are required elements of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing process? Select all that apply.

1,2,3

What disease- and treatment-related endocrine complications may occur in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive men? Select all that apply.

1,2,3,4

For which populations may pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) be appropriate? Select all that apply.

1,2,3,5

Some adults develop an acute infection within four weeks of first being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). What symptoms may indicate this acute HIV infection? Select all that apply.

1,2,4

What are the clinical signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)? Select all that apply.

1,2,6

Which are common means of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission? Select all that apply.

1,3,5

After assessing the laboratory reports of a patient, the nurse concludes the patient's immunity is compromised. Which instructions will the nurse give to the patient? Select all that apply.

1,4

Which protozoal infections may occur as opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? Select all that apply.

1,4

Higher incidences of which conditions occur among pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Select all that apply.

1,4,5

A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about ways to reduce health disparities. Which student statement indicates a need for further teaching by the nurse?

2

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifications, what stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is marked by CD4+ T-cell count greater than 500 cells/mm 3 (0.5 × 109/L) or 29% or greater?

2

How does the assessment of the financial resources of the patient with AIDS help the nurse?

2

The nurse is caring for a patient taking combination tenofovir/emtricitabine for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). What patient education should the nurse provide?

2

The nurse is caring for a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has small, purplish brown, raised lesions on the skin. The patient denies itching or discomfort at the site of the lesions. What is the most likely diagnosis?

2

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifications, what stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is marked by CD4+ T-cell count less than 200 cells/mm 3 (0.2 × 109/L) or less than 14%?

4

Consensual and nonconsensual sexual exposures involving insertive and receptive types of sex with oral, vaginal, or anal contact are considered which type of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

4

Which bacterial infections may occur as opportunistic infections in patients with AIDS? Select all that apply.

3,4

Which central nervous system (CNS) signs and symptoms may occur in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? Select all that apply.

3,4

To prevent infection in the patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the nurse should educate the patient to avoid which foods? Select all that apply.

3,4,5

The nurse is caring for a patient who recently had a first positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test result within six months after a negative HIV test result. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifications, when should the patient's status be changed from stage 0 to stage 1, 2, or 3?

4

The nurse is caring for a patient with AIDS who reports headaches and fluid-filled blisters. The patient has a low-grade fever. What is the most likely diagnosis?

4

What class of drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection reduces how well HIV genetic material can be converted into human genetic material?

4

What is true regarding the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission from patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)?

4

Which features of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus convert HIV's RNA into DNA and insert it into the host's DNA?

4

Which statement by the student nurse regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) requires correction?

4

Why does anal intercourse have the highest risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission?

4

Occupational exposure of the health care worker's broken skin or mucous membranes to which body fluids from a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive status requires postexposure prophylaxis? Select all that apply.

4,5

Which immunologic signs and symptoms may occur in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? Select all that apply.

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