The Client with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Asks the Nurse

question 4

Multiple Choice

The client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) asks the nurse why he must take so many medications. What is the best response by the nurse?

• A) "To decrease the possibility of the virus developing resistance to the medications."
• B) "Research has shown single medications to be ineffective."
• C) "Because the earlier we start multiple medications, the better for you."
• D) "To provide you with the most effective treatment for your illness."

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Divorced

The state of being legally dissolved from a marriage.

Metaphor

A linguistic device where a word or phrase is attributed to an object or activity to which it does not literally pertain, implying a resemblance.

Superego

(sue-per-EE-go) The moral system of the personality, which consists of the conscience and the ego ideal.