Application should include
- knowledge of human immunodeficiencies
- hypersensitivities
- pathophysiology
- nursing assessment
- outcomes
- interventions
- evaluation of the client
- development of a plan of care
- application of nursing assessment, outcomes, interventions, and evaluation of pharmacological agents and/or therapies used for treatment
- application of nursing assessment, outcomes, interventions, and evaluation of dietary principles of educational guidelines.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How is the pathophysiology of a depressed immune system explained?
- What is the difference between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS?
- How would one explain transmission of HIV? How does one prevent an HIV infection?
- What are the nursing interventions for the management of the client with HIV?
- What considerations would one contemplate when developing a plan of care to meet the biological, psychological, social, dietary, and cultural needs of the client?
- What common pharmacological agents are used in the management of the client with HIV infection, and what are the side effects?
- What are signs and symptoms for hypersensitivity reactions?
- How would one care for anaphylaxis?