Eight years after seroconversion,a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient has a CD4⁺ cell count of 800/µL and an undetectable viral load.What is the priority nursing intervention at this time?

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The CD4⁺ level for this patient is in the normal range,indicating that the patient is the stage of asymptomatic chronic infection,when the body is able to produce enough CD4⁺ cells to maintain a normal CD4⁺ count.AIDS and increased incidence of opportunistic infections typically develop when the CD4⁺ count is much lower than normal.Although the initiation of ART is highly individual,it would not be likely that a patient with a normal CD4⁺ level would receive ART.

Eight Years After Seroconversion,a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Patient Has