HIV / AIDS: Essential Test #9015-V2 or #2015-V2

HIV / AIDS: Essentials Test
1 Contact Hour - Course #9015-V2 or #2015-V2

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	Answer each of the following questions (there is only one correct answer to each question).
	1	What is acquired immune deficiency syndrome?
		A. a single infectious disease
		B. a disease with specific, identifying characteristics
		C. a severe manifestation of the HIV virus, with various related infections
		D. a disease that follows a predictable, orderly progression
	2	The signs and symptoms associated with AIDS include:
		A. fever and night sweats
		B. occasional bouts of diarrhea
		C. unexplained weight gain
		D. all of the above
	3	The most frequent life-threatening opportunistic infection occurring in patients with HIV is:
		A. Candida albicans
		B. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
		C. Kaposi's sarcoma
		D. Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
	4	Which of the following best describes how AIDS is NOT transmitted?
		A. by shaking hands
		B. by insects such as mosquitoes
		C. by sharing eating utensils
		D. all of the above
	5	Which of the following behaviors can put you at risk for contracting the AIDS virus?
		A. unprotected sex with someone whose HIV status is known
		B. unprotected sex with multiple partners
		C. use of drugs/sharing needles (drug "works")
		D. all of the above pose risk of contracting HIV
	6	What does the CDC recommend concerning the recapping of needles?
		A. Do not recap with both hands.
		B. Recap immediately after use.
		C. Recap immediately prior to disposal.
		D. Recap only with the aid of a helper.
	7	Which of the following indicates those hospital inpatients with AIDS who should be isolated according to the CDC?
		A. those with visible Kaposi's sarcoma lesions
		B. those with tuberculosis
		C. those requiring i.v. therapy
		D. all of the above
	8	One of the most important roles of a nurse in the hospital admission of an AIDS client is:
		A. offering emotional support and reassurance
		B. teaching facts about HIV/AIDS avoidance
		C. inventory of the client's valuables
		D. coordinating long term care with the client's family members
	9	The most dramatic change in HIV therapy in recent years has been:
		A. use of powerful new combinations of drugs
		B. eradication of drug side effects
		C. use of stress management techniques to kill the virus
		D. identification of additional opportunistic diseases
	10	Issues related to HIV/AIDS that are frequently addressed by statute or regulation in various jurisdictions include all of the following except:
		A. informed consent for testing
		B. choice of medication regimen
		C. documentation of incidence of HIV infection
		D. confidentiality of client records
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