A patient has come into the free clinic for HIV testing. The test ...

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A patient has come into the free clinic for HIV testing. The test comes back positive, and the patient is told she has HIV.
 
  While assessing the patient, the nurse is aware that many patients with HIV utilize various alternative or complementary therapies. How does the nurse address complementary or alternative therapy?
  A) Complementary therapies such as acupuncture or herbal therapy are dangerous to patients with HIV, and we discourage you from exploring these types of therapy.
  B) Researchers have not looked at the benefits of alternative therapy for patients with HIV, so we suggest that you stay away from these therapies until there is solid research data available.
  C) We see many patients with HIV who are using some type of alternative therapy, and there are benefits and risks. Are there any types of alternative or complementary therapies that you follow, or are there any herbs that you take?
  D) You surely do not take herbs or practice some type of alternative medicine such as acupuncture, massage therapy, hypnosis or diet therapy, do you?

Question 2

The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient with AIDS. When assessing the patient's gastrointestinal (GI) system what is most likely to be the priority nursing diagnosis?
 
  A) Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements
  B) Diarrhea
  C) Bowel incontinence
  D) Constipation

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B