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N334 EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (42)
During treatment with B, D, E
zidovudine, the nurse
needs to monitor the
patient for
which potential adverse
effect? (Select all that
apply)
a. Retinitis
b. Nausea
c. Kaposi's sarcoma
d. Headaches
e. Bone marrow
suppression
After giving an injection C
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to a patient with HIV
infection, the nurse
accidentally receives
a needlestick. Current
recommendations for
occupational HIV
exposure may include
the use of which
drug(s)?
a. didanosine
b. lamivudine and
enfuvirtide
c. emtricitabine and
tenofovir
d. acyclovir
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AM
When the nurse is A
teaching a patient who
is taking acyclovir for
genital herpes, which
statement by the
nurse is accurate?
a. "This drug will help the
lesions to dry and crust
over."
b. "Acyclovir will
eradicate the herpes
virus."
c. "This drug will prevent
the spread of this virus
to others."
d. "Be sure to give this
drug to your partner,
too."
A patient who has been D
newly diagnosed with
HIV has many
questions about the
effectiveness of drug
therapy. After a
teaching session,
which statement by
the patient reflects a
need for more
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education?
a. "I will be monitored
for side effects and
improvements while
I'm taking this
medicine."
b. "These drugs do not
eliminate the HIV, but
hopefully the amount
of virus in my body
will be reduced."
c. "There is no cure for
HIV."
d. "These drugs will
eventually eliminate the
virus from my body."
After surgery for organ D
transplantation, a
patient is receiving
ganciclovir, even
though he does not
have a viral infection.
Which statement best
explains the rationale for
the medication
therapy?
a. Ganciclovir is used to
prevent potential
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N334 EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (42)
During treatment with B, D, E
zidovudine, the nurse
needs to monitor the
patient for
which potential adverse
effect? (Select all that
apply)
a. Retinitis
b. Nausea
c. Kaposi's sarcoma
d. Headaches
e. Bone marrow
suppression
After giving an injection C
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,8/21/25, 8:22
AM
to a patient with HIV
infection, the nurse
accidentally receives
a needlestick. Current
recommendations for
occupational HIV
exposure may include
the use of which
drug(s)?
a. didanosine
b. lamivudine and
enfuvirtide
c. emtricitabine and
tenofovir
d. acyclovir
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,8/21/25, 8:22
AM
When the nurse is A
teaching a patient who
is taking acyclovir for
genital herpes, which
statement by the
nurse is accurate?
a. "This drug will help the
lesions to dry and crust
over."
b. "Acyclovir will
eradicate the herpes
virus."
c. "This drug will prevent
the spread of this virus
to others."
d. "Be sure to give this
drug to your partner,
too."
A patient who has been D
newly diagnosed with
HIV has many
questions about the
effectiveness of drug
therapy. After a
teaching session,
which statement by
the patient reflects a
need for more
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AM
education?
a. "I will be monitored
for side effects and
improvements while
I'm taking this
medicine."
b. "These drugs do not
eliminate the HIV, but
hopefully the amount
of virus in my body
will be reduced."
c. "There is no cure for
HIV."
d. "These drugs will
eventually eliminate the
virus from my body."
After surgery for organ D
transplantation, a
patient is receiving
ganciclovir, even
though he does not
have a viral infection.
Which statement best
explains the rationale for
the medication
therapy?
a. Ganciclovir is used to
prevent potential
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