A nurse works on a unit that has admitted its first client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The nurse overhears other staff members talking about the AIDS guy and wondering how the client contracted the disease.
What action by the nurse is best?
a.
Confront the staff members about unethical behavior.
b.
Ignore the behavior; they will stop on their own soon.
c.
Report the behavior to the unit's nursing management.
d.
Tell the client that other staff members are talking about him or her.
Question 2A client has just been diagnosed with human immune deficiency virus (HIV). The client is distraught and does not know what to do. What intervention by the nurse is best?
a. Assess the client for support systems.
b. Determine if a clergy member would help.
c. Explain legal requirements to tell sex partners.
d. Offer to tell the family for the client.
Question 3An HIV-positive client is admitted to the hospital with Toxoplasma gondii infection. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Initiate Contact Precautions.
b. Place the client on Airborne Precautions.
c. Place the client on Droplet Precautions.
d. Use Standard Precautions consistently.
Question 4A client has a primary selective immunoglobulin A deficiency. The nurse should prepare the client for self-management by teaching what principle of medical management?
a. Infusions will be scheduled every 3 to 4 weeks.
b. Treatment is aimed at treating specific infections.
c. Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment.
d. You will need many immunoglobulin A infusions.
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