A Patient Diagnosed with HIV Has an HIV Viral Load

question 43

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with HIV has an HIV viral load test of 9000 copies/mL. Which of the following does this test's result suggest to the nurse?

• A)The current prescribed medication therapy is not effective.
• B)The current prescribed medication therapy is effective.
• C)The dose of prescribed medication can be reduced.
• D)A less toxic medication needs to be prescribed.

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Definitions:

Data

Information collected for reference or analysis, often numerical.

Squared Deviation

The squared differences between each observation and the mean, used as part of the calculation for variance.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion representing the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Score

A numerical or categorical representation of a performance, achievement, or the outcome of an assessment.