NURSE-UN 1242 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Drug Resistance, Gravidity And Parity, Genital Herpes
5 Jan 2019
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The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who is receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) for treatment of hiv. The use of haart aims to improve the prognosis of hiv/aids. Dramatic advances with antiretroviral medication have turned a disease that used to be a death sentence into a chronic, manageable one for individuals who live in countries where antiretroviral therapy is available. Drug therapy does not promote the progression of the disease. It is started at the time of the first infection, not in late- stage aids. Treatment advances have been based on research, but drug therapy is not prescribed to conduct additional research. A woman who is hiv-positive is receiving haart and is having difficulty with compliance. The most important area to assess initially would be the client"s beliefs and knowledge about the disease and its treatment. A common barrier is a lack of understanding about the link between drug resistance and nonadherence.
