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Question 1 of 5

Crises occur when an individual:

A. Is exposed to a precipitating stressor

B. Perceives a stressor to be threatening

C. Has no support systems

D. Experiences a stressor and perceives coping strategies to be ineffective

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Experiences a stressor and perceives coping strategies to be ineffective

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is assisting in a teaching plan for the family of a patient with HIV. Which explanation about the transmission of HIV should the nurse include in this plan?

A. HIV is spread by casual contact with others.

B. HIV spreads by contact with infected blood.

C. HIV can be spread by sharing eating utensils.

D. HIV is commonly transmitted by tears or saliva.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: HIV spreads by contact with infected blood.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse notes that a patient with AIDS is prescribed trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim). For which opportunistic infection should the nurse realize that is this medication indicated?

A. Tuberculosis

B. Cytomegalovirus retinitis

C. Mycobacterium avium complex

D. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

Question 4 of 5

A woman in the last trimester of pregnancy drinks 8 to 12 ounces of alcohol daily. The nurse plans for the delivery of an infant who is:

A. jaundiced

B. dependent on alcohol

C. healthy but underweight

D. microcephalic and cognitively impaired

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: microcephalic and cognitively impaired

Question 5 of 5

The treatment team plans care for a person diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and cannabis abuse. The person has recently used cannabis daily and is experiencing increased hallucinations and delusions. Which principle applies to care planning?

A. Consider each diagnosis primary and provide simultaneous treatment.

B. The person will benefit from treatment in a residential treatment facility.

C. Withdraw the person from cannabis, and then treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.

D. Treat the schizophrenia first, and then establish the goals for the treatment of substance abuse.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Consider each diagnosis primary and provide simultaneous treatment.

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