The goals of treatment when prescribing antiretroviral medication to patients with HIV include:
1. Prevent vertical HIV transmission
2. Improve quality of life
3. Prolong survival
4. All of the above
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Being aware that several pregnant students have been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia, the school nurse plans a class about nutrition for pregnant teens. What should the nurse encourage the teens to consume to increase iron absorption?
1. Milk 2. Green tea 3. Gatorade 4. Orange juice
You observe a student nurse who is caring for a client who has an intracavitary radioactive implant in place to treat cervical cancer. Which action by the student requires that you intervene immediately?
a. Standing next to the client for 5 minutes while assisting with her bath b. Asking the client how she feels about losing her childbearing ability c. Assisting the client to the bedside commode for a bowel movement d. Offering to get the client whatever she would like to eat or drink