ART in Pregnancy: Timing of initiation or treatment + selection regimens may differ, Goal: prevent mother-to-child transmission, Can transmit the virus during: pregnancy, labor, delivery, and breastfeeding, Infant PEP: Begins 8 hours after birth, Receives Zidovudine every 6 hours for at least 6 weeks , Post exposure Prophylaxis Regimens (PEP): Should be initiated within hours of the even (72 hrs) continued for 4 weeks, Common reactions: nausea, malaise, and fatigue, Nurse's Role in ART: Assess pts physiologic and psychosocial needs, Teaching, Assess side effects/adverse effects, Non-adherence: viral replication + drug resistance , Educate to not eat raw eggs, meat, or fish, Advice to use the BRAT diet,

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