The nurse is caring for a client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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- Nurses Note
23-year-old client following up after initiating antiretrovirals for newly diagnosed HIV infection. The client reports nausea and vomiting if he does not take the medication with meals. He recently joined a support group to help with his coping. His laboratory results are pending. The client reports full adherence to the prescribed medication—reinforced education on the medication, dosing, and side effects.
- Medications
Tenofovir and emtricitabine PO once daily
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The client should be taught that the overall treatment goal for HIV is to
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- raise the level of folic acid
- increase production of hemoglobin
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Subject/Lesson
Subject
Adult Health
Lesson
Infectious Disease
Client Need
Test Plan
Physiological Adaptation
Related Topic
Illness Management
Item Type
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Explanation
Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is the therapeutic regimen for a client with HIV or AIDS. Robust treatments are now available for a client with HIV, which may effectively decrease the client’s progression to AIDS. The treatment goals for a client with HIV is to reduce their viral load (VL) to an undetectable level and to increase their CD4/CD8 count, which is the target cell of the virus.
Additional Info
Great strides have been made in treating HIV and AIDS. The robust treatments are decreasing the likelihood of a client progressing to AIDS. Modes of transmission for HIV include perinatal, parenteral, occupational, and sexual. The nurse should advocate for annual testing for individuals at high risk, including those engaged in sex work, using intravenous drugs, who received a blood transfusion from 1978-1985, pregnant, and men who have sex with men (MSM)
