Management of Patients with HIV Infection and AIDS Quiz

1. A nurse knows that all of the following antiretroviral agents can be taken without regard to food intake except for___

2. A diagnosis of “wasting syndrome” can be initially made when involuntary weight loss exceeds what percentage of baseline body weight?

3. The most common malignancy seen with HIV infection is___

4. Which is the most common route for health care providers to contract the HIV virus? Exposure to HIV-positive___

5. A patient is an IV drug user who regularly shares needles and syringes with friends. What information does the nurse provide to decrease the patient’s risk of HIV through shared needles and syringes after each use?

6. Highly activated antiretroviral therapy (HAART) causes what effect?

7. What is the most important means of preventing HIV spread or transmission?

8. The health care provider prescribed an integrase inhibitor drug for the patient with HIV. The patient asks the nurse how this drug works. What is the nurse’s best response?

9. The minimum number of daily calories recommended for a 70-kg individual with AIDS-related “wasting syndrome” is___

10. After infection with HIV, the immune system responds by making antibodies against the virus, usually within how many weeks after infection?

11. A nurse would know that all of the following conditions are classified as HIV category B except for___

12. The most common infection in persons with AIDS (80% occurrence) is___

13. The following opportunistic infections can be observed in AIDS EXCEPT?

14. One of the most frequent systemic side effects of anti-HIV drugs is___

15. The most debilitating gastrointestinal condition found in up to 90% of all AIDS patients is___

16. Up to 85% of individuals infected with HIV will develop symptoms of AIDS within how many years after infection?

17. The HIV-positive patient tells the nurse that his HIV-negative partner will be using the preexposure drug emtricitabine (Truvada)._x000D_Which statement indicates to the nurse the need for additional teaching about this drug?

18. An example of an antiretroviral agent, classified as a fusion inhibitor, that must be injected subcutaneously twice a day is___

19. Which statement regarding HIV/AIDS among older adults are true?

20. You are orienting a new graduate RN to the medical unit. Which point would you be sure to include when teaching this nurse to prevent HIV transmission from patients?