HIV/AIDS HESI Quiz

Which laboratory values are important for the nurse to monitor in the client who takes zidovudine?

A. cardiac enzymes

B. serum electrolytes

C. complete blood counts (CBCs)

D. urinalysis

Complete blood counts (CBCs)

Which intervention would reduce the risk of perinatal transmission via vaginal birth in an adolescent who is diagnosed with HIV infection?

A. using forceps during delivery

B. using a fetal scalp electrode during delivery

C. using antiretroviral during the intrapartum period

D. administering zidovudine an hour before labor

Using antiretroviral during the intrapartum period

Which statement regarding the mechanisms of antiviral medications to control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections would the nurse question?

A. “maraviroc blocks C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) receptors on CD4+ T cells.”

B. “saquinavir blocks the fusion between HIV and the host cell.”

C. “zidovudine acts as a counterfiet base for reverse transcriptase.”

D. '“nelfinavir prevents the breakup of viral protein strand into smaller fragements.”

Saquinavir blocks the fusion between HIV and the host cell.

Which nursing intervention is the priority when a client on antiretroviral therapy develops pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia?

A. assisting the client in eating and drinking

B. maintaining fluid balance in the client

C. providing adequate oxygenation for the client

D. encouraging the client to perform breathing exercise

Providing adequate oxygenation for the client

Which antiviral medication inhibits the integrase enzyme to decrease the human immune deficiency virus’s (HIV) ability to insert itself into human DNA?

A. indinavir

B. nelfinavir

C. raltegravir

D. fosamprenavir

Raltegravir

Which potential complication is important for the nurse to include when teaching prevention strategies to cleints with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

A. infection

B. depression

C. social isolation

D. kaposi sarcoma

Infection

Which medication reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in unaffected indivduals?

A. truvada

B. abacavir

C. cromolyn

D. methdilazine

Truvada

Which medication class helps prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from incorporating its genetic material into the client’s cell?

A. entry inhibitors

B. protease inhibitors

C. integrase inhibitors

D. reverse transcriptase inhibitors

integrase inhibitors

Which diagnostic criterion would the nurse use to explain acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to a client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

A. contracts hiv-specific antibodies

B. develops an acute retroviral syndrome

C. is capable of transmitting the virus to others

D. has a CD4+ T-cell lymphocyte level less than 200 cells/uL

Has a CD4+ T-cell lymphocyte level less than 200 cells/uL

Which statement describes the mechanism of action of maraviroc?

A. it inhibits the insertion of viral DNA into the host cell’s human DNA

B. it prevents protease enzyme from cutting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV into the proper length

C. it blocks the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCRS) receptor on CD4+ T cells

D. it binds directly to the HIV-1 enzyme reverse transcriptase

it blocks the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCRS) receptor on CD4+ T cells