The client at 9 weeks' gestation has been told that her HIV test was positive
The client is very upset, and tells the nurse, "I didn't know I had HIV! What will this do to my baby?" The nurse knows teaching has been effective when the client makes which statement? 1. "I cannot take the medications that control HIV during my pregnancy, because they will harm the baby."
2. "My baby can get HIV during the pregnancy and through my breast milk."
3. "The pregnancy will increase the progression of my disease and will reduce my CD4 counts."
4. "The HIV won't affect my baby, and I will have a low-risk pregnancy without additional testing."
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Explanation: 2. HIV transmission can occur during pregnancy and through breast milk; however, it is believed that the majority of all infections occur during labor and birth.
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