A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with HIV Infection

question 3

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient with HIV infection who has been prescribed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) .What should the nurse warn the patient that inconsistent administration of the drug can result in?

• A) HIV strain becoming resistant to the drug
• B) Decrease in antibodies in the circulating volume
• C) Addition of another antiretroviral agent to the protocol
• D) Rapid increase in the symptoms of AIDS

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Definitions:

Bottom-up Processing

A way of processing information where perception starts with an analysis of the basic elements and builds up to a complete perception.

Self-relevant

Pertaining to information or stimuli that have personal significance to an individual, often influencing attention, perception, and memory processes.

Downward Counterfactual

An imagined alternative in which the outcome is worse than what actually happened.

Magical Thinking

Refers to the belief that one's thoughts or actions can influence events or outcomes in ways that defy conventional laws of cause and effect.