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P68T

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A nurse sustains a needlestick injury and is exposed to an HIV-positive patient's blood. What is the highest priority action for the nurse?
 
  a. Wait for appearance of symptoms to receive treatment.
  b. Begin triple antibiotic therapy to prevent symptoms.
  c. Start 4 weeks of antiretroviral therapy.
  d. Start 10 days to 2 weeks of antibiotic therapy.

Question 2

A client with a very low T4 count is placed on several medications to prevent infections. The nurse instructs the client to expect to be placed on which medication as a prophylactic agent to prevent herpes simplex?
 
  a. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
  b. Fluconazole (Diflucan)
  c. Acyclovir (Zovirax)
  d. Pentamidine (Nebupent)


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Postexposure prophylaxis consists of 4 weeks of antiretroviral therapy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Acyclovir is given to prevent herpetic infections.


P68T

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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