The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who is receiving aggressive drug therapy for treatment of HIV. The goal of this therapy is to:
A) Promote the progression of disease
B) Intervene in late-stage AIDS
C) Improve survival rates
D) Conduct additional drug research
C
Response:
Aggressive antiretroviral therapy aims to reduce HIV morbidity and mortality, thereby improving survival rates. Drug therapy also aims to decrease the HIV viral load, restore the body's ability to fight off infection, and improve the quality of life. Drug therapy does not promote the progression of the disease. It is started at the time of the first infection, not in late-stage AIDS. Treatment advances have been based on research, but drug therapy is not prescribed to conduct additional research.
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