The client receives efavirenz (Sustiva) as treatment for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The nurse assesses the client for which serious adverse effect?
1. Cardiac arrest
2. Rash
3. Bone marrow suppression
4. Seizures
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Cardiac arrest is not an expected adverse effect of efavirenz (Sustiva).
Rationale 2: A serious adverse effect of efavirenz (Sustiva) is Stevens-Johnson rash, which can be life threatening.
Rationale 3: Stevens-Johnson rash, not bone marrow suppression, is an adverse effect of efavirenz (Sustiva).
Rationale 4: Stevens-Johnson rash, not seizures, is an adverse effect of efavirenz (Sustiva).
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