The nurse is caring for a pregnant woman diagnosed with HIV on prenatal drug screening. What medication would the nurse expect to administer to reduce the risk of maternal to fetal transmission of the virus?
A) Lamivudine (Epivir)
B) Zidovudine (Retrovir)
C) Stavudine (Zerit XR)
D) Tenofovir (Viread)
B
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AZT, or zidovudine is administered to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child and can be administered to both after birth to treat symptomatic HIV. The other medications (options A, C, and D) are not used for this purpose.
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What will be an ideal response?