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CEN Practice Exam (Certified Emergency Nurse)

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Which of the following would you want to include in an education session to the staff on HIV and AIDS?
  1. Newborn infants of HIV positive mothers usually test positive.
  2. The hematological system is usually attacked by HIV.
  3. With AIDS, T4 cells cannot form protective antibodies due to depleted B cells.
  4. T lymphocytes are destroyed because the virus attacks the immune system.
Explanation
Answer: D - T lymphocytes are destroyed because the virus attacks the immune system. Infants born to mothers positive for HIV usually test positive for HIV antibodies not HIV virus. HIV attacks the immune system, not the hematological system. T4 cells are depleted in numbers and can not signal B cells.
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