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storky111

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The nurse cares for a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who has just been diagnosed with asymptomatic chronic HIV infection. Which prophylactic measures will the nurse include in the plan of care (select all that apply)?
 
  a. Hepatitis B vaccine
  b. Pneumococcal vaccine
  c. Influenza virus vaccine
  d. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
  e. Varicella zoster immune globulin

Question 2

The nurse designs a program to decrease the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the adolescent and young adult populations. Which information should the nurse assign as the highest priority?
 
  a. Methods to prevent perinatal HIV transmission
  b. Ways to sterilize needles used by injectable drug users
  c. Prevention of HIV transmission between sexual partners
  d. Means to prevent transmission through blood transfusions


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C
Asymptomatic chronic HIV infection is a stage between acute HIV infection and a diagnosis of symptomatic chronic HIV infection. Although called asymptomatic, symptoms (e.g., fatigue, headache, low-grade fever, night sweats) often occur. Prevention of other infections is an important intervention in patients who are HIV positive, and these vaccines are recommended as soon as the HIV infection is diagnosed. Antibiotics and immune globulin are used to prevent and treat infections that occur later in the course of the disease when the CD4+ counts have dropped or when infection has occurred.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Sexual transmission is the most common way that HIV is transmitted. The nurse should also provide teaching about perinatal transmission, needle sterilization, and blood transfusion, but the rate of HIV infection associated with these situations is lower.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
No problemo


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