A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with HIV-I. The client's CD4+ cell count is 399/mm (0.399 × 109/L). What action by the nurse is best?
Ati Med Surg ( Infection, Hiv Sle) Coastal Alabama College Proctored Exam
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Ati Med Surg ( Infection, Hiv Sle) Coastal Alabama College Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 35 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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The nurse is caring for clients on the medical-surgical unit. What action by the nurse will help prevent a client from having a type II hypersensitivity reaction?
A nurse is planning care for a client who experienced an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the most important indication for a referral to an allergy
A nurse is preparing to administer an IV fluid bolus of 200 mL dextrose 5% in water over 30 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to de
Ati Med Surg ( Infection, Hiv Sle) Coastal Alabama College Proctored ExamA nurse is providing care for clients in a hospital setting. Which of the following clients is at highest risk for developing an opportunistic infection?
A nurse is presenting information about the prevention of sexually transmitted infections to a group of high school students. The nurse should identify that this is an example of which of the followin
A nurse is caring for a client who has a deep vein thrombosis and is prescribed heparin by continuous IV infusion at 1,200 units/hr. Available is heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL D5W. The nurse should s
Ati Med Surg ( Infection, Hiv Sle) Coastal Alabama College Proctored ExamA nurse is assessing a client who has systemic lupus erythematosus and is taking hydroxychloroquine. The nurse should report which of the following adverse effects to the provider immediately?
A nurse is caring for a female client who has rheumatoid arthritis and a new prescription for methotrexate. The client tells the nurse she is planning a pregnancy. Which of the following instructions
A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV. Which of the following laboratory values is the nurse's priority?
A nurse is presenting a community-based program about HIV and AIDS. A client asks the nurse to describe the initial symptoms experienced with HIV infection. Which of the following manifestations shoul
A nurse is caring for client who has sepsis and a prescription for vancomycin 1 g in 250 mL dextrose 5
Ati Med Surg ( Infection, Hiv Sle) Coastal Alabama College Proctored ExamA nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) about how to take the medications. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of the t
A nurse is caring for a client who asks about the functions of the thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and asks where this disease originates within the body. The nurse should tell the client that SLE originate
A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV infection dementia and has progressed to AIDS. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A client with HIV has had a sudden decline in status with a large increase in viral load. What action would the nurse take first?
A nurse is planning a presentation about HIV for a church-based group. Which of the following information about HIV transmission should the nurse include?
A nurse is performing a health history with a client who reports that they think they have lupus. Which of the following statements made by the client would help validate this diagnosis?
A nurse is caring for a client who was sexually assaulted. An assessment of the client indicates that they might have been exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which of the following asks is
A group of nurses are discussing risk factors for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from clients. Which of the following individuals should the nurse identify as being at the greatest
A nurse is preparing a presentation for an HIV taskforce regarding strategies to help decrease the number of newly diagnosed cases. Which of the following major health care organizations should the nu
A nurse is providing education to a client who has discoid lupus erythematosus. Which of the following statements made by the client indicates understanding of how to prevent exacerbation of skin rash
A nurse is administering the disease-modifying anti-rheumatic medication hydroxychloroquine to a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following potential health conditions should the nurs
A nurse in an allergy clinic is caring for a client who has a history of seasonal allergy symptoms. The client had a radioallergosorbent test (RAST) completed on a previous visit. The nurse should rec