Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a group of older adults about prevention of HIV. Which
statement made by the patient indicates an understanding of the teaching?
1. “I will use a condom with each sexual contact.”
2. “I can share a needle with my friend when shooting up.”
3. “After 50, it is no longer necessary to get tested for HIV.”
4. “I have only had three partners, so it would be hard for me to get HIV.”
ANS: 1
Chapter: Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS
Objective: 5. Develop a teaching plan for prevention of an HIV infection.
Pages: 321–322
Heading: Prevention
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Evaluation (Evaluating)
Concept: Health Promotion
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
,Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
1 This statement indicates an understanding of the teaching.
2 A clean needle should be used with each injection.
3 Individuals can contract HIV at any age; HIV testing is essential for all at-risk
individuals.
4 Any individual can contract HIV even if he or she only had one partner.
PTS: 1 CON: Health Promotion
2. The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient is at highest risk for
contracting HIV?
1. A 30-year-old IV drug user who is part of a clean needle program
2. A 40-year-old male who is in a monogamous relationship
3. A 50-year-old nurse at a health department who administers multiple vaccines
4. A 60-year-old homosexual male who has had two partners
ANS: 4
Chapter: Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS
Objective: 2. Explain how HIV is transmitted.
Page: 321
Heading: Sexual Transmission
Integrated Process: Clinical Problem-Solving Process (Nursing Process)
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
,Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
Cognitive Level: Analysis (Analyzing)
Concept: Health Promotion
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
1 This patient is at moderate risk; he or she is using clean needles.
2 This patient is not at high risk; he is in a monogamous relationship.
3 This patient is at minimal risk; only if he or she experiences a needlestick
injury from an HIV positive individual can HIV be transmitted, and that risk
is still minimal.
4 Anal sex has the highest risk for sexual transmission.
PTS: 1 CON: Health Promotion
3. The nurse is caring for a patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. The nurse
should plan to teach the patient about which medication?
1. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
2. Ethambutol (Myambutol)
3. Amphotericin B (Fungizone)
4. Ganciclovir (Cytovene)
ANS: 4
Chapter: Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
, Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
Objective: 7. Develop a teaching plan for a patient with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Page: 326
Heading: Treatment for AIDS-Related Conditions
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Client Need: PHYS—Pharmacological Therapies
Cognitive Level: Application (Applying)
Concept: Safety
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
1 This is used to treat phencyclidine.
2 This is used to treat tuberculosis.
3 This is used to treat candidiasis.
4 The nurse will teach the patient about ganciclovir (Cytovene) for CMV
retinitis.
PTS: 1 CON: Safety
4. The nurse is preparing to teach a group of patients about the pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP) to prevent HIV transmission. The nurse should plan to teach the group about
which medication?
1. Delavirdine mesylate (Rescriptor)
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a group of older adults about prevention of HIV. Which
statement made by the patient indicates an understanding of the teaching?
1. “I will use a condom with each sexual contact.”
2. “I can share a needle with my friend when shooting up.”
3. “After 50, it is no longer necessary to get tested for HIV.”
4. “I have only had three partners, so it would be hard for me to get HIV.”
ANS: 1
Chapter: Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS
Objective: 5. Develop a teaching plan for prevention of an HIV infection.
Pages: 321–322
Heading: Prevention
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Evaluation (Evaluating)
Concept: Health Promotion
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
,Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
1 This statement indicates an understanding of the teaching.
2 A clean needle should be used with each injection.
3 Individuals can contract HIV at any age; HIV testing is essential for all at-risk
individuals.
4 Any individual can contract HIV even if he or she only had one partner.
PTS: 1 CON: Health Promotion
2. The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient is at highest risk for
contracting HIV?
1. A 30-year-old IV drug user who is part of a clean needle program
2. A 40-year-old male who is in a monogamous relationship
3. A 50-year-old nurse at a health department who administers multiple vaccines
4. A 60-year-old homosexual male who has had two partners
ANS: 4
Chapter: Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS
Objective: 2. Explain how HIV is transmitted.
Page: 321
Heading: Sexual Transmission
Integrated Process: Clinical Problem-Solving Process (Nursing Process)
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
,Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
Cognitive Level: Analysis (Analyzing)
Concept: Health Promotion
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
1 This patient is at moderate risk; he or she is using clean needles.
2 This patient is not at high risk; he is in a monogamous relationship.
3 This patient is at minimal risk; only if he or she experiences a needlestick
injury from an HIV positive individual can HIV be transmitted, and that risk
is still minimal.
4 Anal sex has the highest risk for sexual transmission.
PTS: 1 CON: Health Promotion
3. The nurse is caring for a patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. The nurse
should plan to teach the patient about which medication?
1. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
2. Ethambutol (Myambutol)
3. Amphotericin B (Fungizone)
4. Ganciclovir (Cytovene)
ANS: 4
Chapter: Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
, Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
Objective: 7. Develop a teaching plan for a patient with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Page: 326
Heading: Treatment for AIDS-Related Conditions
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Client Need: PHYS—Pharmacological Therapies
Cognitive Level: Application (Applying)
Concept: Safety
Difficulty: Moderate
Feedback
1 This is used to treat phencyclidine.
2 This is used to treat tuberculosis.
3 This is used to treat candidiasis.
4 The nurse will teach the patient about ganciclovir (Cytovene) for CMV
retinitis.
PTS: 1 CON: Safety
4. The nurse is preparing to teach a group of patients about the pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP) to prevent HIV transmission. The nurse should plan to teach the group about
which medication?
1. Delavirdine mesylate (Rescriptor)
Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease
and AIDS questions with answers updated 2022
