Critical Thinking Mr. Swope, age 26, was admitted to your unit with a diagnosis of fatigue. From his admitting blood work, he has been diagnosed with HIV. He is very upset when you enter his room and asks the following 1. “Do I have AIDS, and am I going to die?” How should you respond to him? 2. When is a patient with HIV considered to have developed AIDS? 3. Mr. Swope is started on a combination of trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra) medication. Why?? 4. Later, on another admission, Mr. Swope is diagnosed with AIDS with a CD4 T lymphocyte count of 200 cells/L. a. Mr. Swope is 183 cms (6ft) tall and weighs 61.4 kgs (135 lbs). He is malnourished. What are the possible reasons? b. What can you do as an LPN to improve Mr. Swope’s nutrition? 5. Six months after being diagnosed with AIDS, Mr. Swope develops dementia. Why? 6. How can an LPN contract HIV from a patient? 7. How should the home health care nurse teach family members of a patient with AIDS to clean the patient’s home?
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