The nurse is caring for a patient with HIV who is known to have ...

[danielfitts88]

The nurse is caring for a patient with HIV who is known to have infected others due to unsafe sexual practices. What is the nurse's priority action to advocate for this client and others with whom he may have a relationship?
 
  1. Teach the patient of the increased risk to his own health from sexually transmitted diseases.
  2. Inform the patient that he can be sued or arrested for endangering the health of others.
  3. Explore the patient's knowledge of safer sexual practices and help him find methods that work for him.
  4. Report his behavior to the public health department for follow-up as needed.

Question 2

The nurse listens as the physician asks the patient to participate in a research study and realizes the physician is not adequately explaining the risks of the study.
 
  As they leave the patient's room, the nurse encourages the physician to go back and explain the risks more thoroughly. What role is this nurse playing in patient care?
  1. Teacher
  2. Caregiver
  3. Advocate
  4. Communicator

[14vl19]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Exploring what the patient knows is the first priority, because the nurse cannot understand the patient's behavior without understanding why the patient acts as he does.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
The nurse is protecting the patient's rights by asking the physician to be more forthcoming, so the nurse is acting in the role of advocate.

[danielfitts88]

Correct answers!

[14vl19]

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