NUR 4385 Adult Health III Theory
Module 11: HIV/AIDS Study Guide
Terms to Know
Definitions
Encephalopathy
AIDS wasting syndrome
CD4 cell count
HAART (highly active
antiretroviral therapy)
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Lymphadenopathy
Opportunistic infection
Pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumonia
Retrovirus
Viral load testing
EIA (enzyme
immunoassay)
Western blot
Health care associated
infections (HAIs)
Resistance
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Questions
Answers
How is HIV transmitted?
Why is HIV difficult to
manage?
How is viral load used to
manage HIV and AIDS?
What is the difference
between HIV and AIDS?
Discuss the progression
from acute infection to
asymptomatic HIV
infection, symptomatic
infection, to AIDS.
Discuss the diagnostic
criteria for AIDS including
CD4 count.
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What are opportunistic
infections?
How do clients with AIDS
contract opportunistic
infections?
What are the clinical
manifestations of the
following opportunistic
infections: Candida
albicans, Cryptococcus
neoformans,
cytomegalovirus (CMV),
herpes simplex,
Histoplasma capsulatum,
Kaposi sarcoma,
Mycobacterium avium
complex (MAC),
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis, Varicellazoster, and Toxoplasma
gondii?
How can nurses counsel
clients about decreasing
the risks of contracting HIV
infections related to sexual
intercourse, drug use,
and/or perinatal
transmission?
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How can healthcare
workers decrease the risk
of HIV infection while at
work?
What are ethical issues
related to confidentiality
and HIV/AIDS?
If you are caring for a client
with HIV/AIDS why must
you protect client
confidentiality when
discussing the client’s care
and medications in front of
family members or friends?
Describe the nurse’s role in
the prevention of HIV
infection, health promotion
with HIV diagnosis,
management of AIDS, and
end of life care (include
spirituality).
What is the stigma of
HIV/AIDS?
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What are strategies to
improve adherence to
antiretroviral therapy?
What is ART and why is it
used for HIV/AIDS
management?
What is the Western blot
and enzyme immunoassay
(EIA)/(ELISA) test?
How are the above tests
performed to diagnose
HIV?
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