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madam-professor

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Which statement about human immune deficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is true?
 
  a. Everyone with AIDS has HIV infection but not everyone with HIV infection has AIDS.
  b. Everyone with HIV infection eventually dies of it because the disease cannot be cured.
  c. With successful antiretroviral therapy, HIV-infected patients become HIV-antibody negative.
  d. When HIV disease becomes AIDS, the infection is in the blood and treatment must be given intravenously.

Question 2

The nurse is administering a patient's first dose of cyclizine (Marezine). What safety action does the nurse take for this patient?
 
  a. Instruct the patient to call for help when getting out of bed.
  b. Raise all four side rails to the upright position.
  c. Give the patient a full glass of water with the medication.
  d. Tell the patient to avoid eating for at least 2 hours.



Carliemb17

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Answer to Question 1

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People infected with HIV develop antibodies to the virus and become HIV positive. Not every-one who is HIV positive will progress with the disease and develop AIDS, the most severe form of the disease.

Answer to Question 2

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Cyclizine is an antiemetic drug. Most of these drugs cause drowsiness as a side effect. The nurse must instruct the patient to call for help when getting out of bed and make sure that the call light is within easy reach. This is especially important because this is the patient's first dose of the drug and its effects for this patient are unknown.



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