Author Question: A client is receiving antiretroviral therapy. Which adverse reactions would the nurse include in the ... (Read 78 times)

Sufayan.ah · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client is receiving antiretroviral therapy. Which adverse reactions would the nurse include in the teaching plan for this client? Select all that apply.

A) Altered taste
B) Peripheral numbness
C) Oral candidiasis
D) Rash
E) Fever

Question 2

After teaching a group of nursing students about antiretroviral drugs, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify that these drugs are used to treat which infections? Select all that apply.

A) Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
B) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
C) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
D) Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1
E) Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2

sarajane1989 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Adverse reactions associated with antiretroviral drugs are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, altered taste, headache, fever, chills, rash, and numbness and tingling in the circumoral area or peripherally or both. Oral candidiasis is not associated with antiretroviral therapy.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B, C
Feedback:
Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV and AIDS.